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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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hur·ry-up   (hûr'ē-ŭp', hŭr'-)
adj.  Carried out as rapidly as possible, especially in the final minutes of a football game: a hurry-up offense.
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