be+in+a+hurry
71hurry back — v. (D; intr.) to hurry back to (she hurried back to her desk) * * * (D; intr.) to hurry back to (she hurry backied back to her desk) …
72hurry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. press, rush, drive, force; hasten, speed, accelerate, quicken, facilitate, scurry. See haste, expedition. II (Roget s IV) interj. Syn. run, hasten, speed, move, step on it*, step on the gas*, get on… …
73hurry — 1. verb 1) hurry or you ll be late Syn: be quick, hurry up, hasten, speed up, run, dash, rush, race, scurry, scramble, scuttle, sprint; informal get a move on; Brit.; informal get one s skates on; N …
74hurry — hur•ry [[t]ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i[/t]] v. ried, ry•ing, 1) to move, proceed, or act with haste (often fol. by up) 2) to drive, carry, or cause to move with speed 3) to hasten; urge forward (often fol. by up) 4) to impel or perform with undue haste; rush …
75hurry — [c]/ˈhʌri / (say huree) verb (hurried, hurrying) –verb (i) Also, hurry up. 1. to move, proceed, or act with haste, often undue haste. –verb (t) 2. to drive or move (someone or something) with speed, often with confused haste. 3. Also, hurry up.… …
76hurry-up — /ˈhʌri ʌp/ (say huree up) noun 1. a reminder or prompting to action: go and give them a hurry up. –adjective 2. prompting; urging: a hurry up call. –phrase 3. give someone a hurry up, Colloquial to urge someone to greater speed …
77hurry no man’s cattle — 1822 SCOTT Pirate I. ix. ‘A’ in gude time,’ replied the jagger [pedlar]; ‘hurry no man’s cattle.’ 1907 W. C. HAZLITT English Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases 236 Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to have a donkey of your own. Sometimes said to an… …
78hurry-skurry — I. adverb (or adjective) see hurry scurry I II. noun see hurry scurry II * * * hurrˈy scurrˈy or hurrˈy skurrˈy noun Confusion and bustle adverb Confusedly • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
79hurry-scurry — or hurry skurry noun Etymology: reduplication of 2hurry Date: 1754 a confused rush ; turmoil • hurry scurry adjective or adverb …
80hurry-up — adjective Date: 1902 speeded up ; completed in a hurry < a hurry up dinner > …
