hurry

The word "hurry" is often used as a verb. It’s similar to the verb "rush" and the adjective "fast."

• Hurry! Hurry!
• You’ll have to hurry if you want to catch the bus.
• In the morning, everyone hurries to get ready for work or for school.
• Mark and Linda hurried to the airport so that they wouldn’t miss their flight.
• Hurry! The movie is just about to start.
• If you don’t hurry, you’ll be late.
• Hurry up. I don’t have all day!
• I’m hurrying!

Sometimes the word "hurry" is used as a noun:

• Why are you in such a hurry? We have plenty of time.
• Tom is in a big hurry to get all of his assignments completed.
• Alison is in a big hurry to get married, but she should wait.

Hurry!

When people aren’t in a hurry, you’ll hear something like this:

• No hurry. I can wait.
• There’s no hurry.
• No need to hurry.
• It’s not necessary to hurry. We have plenty of time.

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This page was first published on October 9, 2012. It was updated on October 22, 2015.