hurry
hurry Lexical Profile
hurry Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To move, proceed, or act with great haste or urgency.
"We need to hurry if we want to catch the last train home."
To cause someone or something to move, happen, or be completed more quickly than usual.
"The committee decided not to hurry the review process despite public pressure."
• noun
A state of urgency or a need to move or act quickly; great haste.
"She left the office in such a hurry that she forgot her keys on the desk."
American In American football, a defensive play in which a pass rusher pressures the quarterback into throwing the ball earlier than intended.
"The defensive end recorded two sacks and four hurries during the championship game."
• Rhymes for hurry
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 16th century, likely of imitative or expressive origin, closely related to dialectal Scandinavian words such as Swedish hurra ('to whirl around') and Middle English hurren ('to buzz, rustle, or vibrate rapidly').