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hur⋅ry

[hur-ee, huhr-ee] verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing, noun, plural -ries.
–verb (used without object)
1. to move, proceed, or act with haste (often fol. by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
–verb (used with object)
2. to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
3. to hasten; urge forward (often fol. by up).
4. to impel or perform with undue haste: to hurry someone into a decision.
–noun
5. a state of urgency or eagerness: to be in a hurry to meet a train.
6. hurried movement or action; haste.

Origin:
1580–90; expressive word of uncert. orig., cf. ME horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, MHG hurren to move quickly


hur⋅ry⋅ing⋅ly, adverb


1. See rush 1 . 2. hasten. 3. accelerate, quicken; expedite, hustle. 6. celerity; expedition, dispatch; speed, quickness; bustle, ado.


3. delay, slow. 6. deliberation.

hur⋅ry-up

[hur-ee-uhp, huhr-]
–adjective
characterized by speed or the need for speed; quick: a hurry-up meal; a hurry-up phone call.

Origin:
1885–90; adj. use of v. phrase hurry up
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Word Origin & History

hurry  (v.)
1590, first recorded in Shakespeare, who used it often, perhaps a W.Midlands sense of M.E. hurren "to vibrate rapidly, buzz," from P.Gmc. *khurza "to move with haste" (cf. M.H.G. hurren "to whir, move fast," O.Swed. hurra "to whirl round"), which also perhaps is the root of hurl. The noun is 1600, from the verb. Reduplicated form hurry-scurry is from 1732.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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