- performed with great or excessive haste
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hur•ried /ˈhɜrid, ˈhʌrid/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- done with often excessive haste:had a hurried meal.
hur•ried
(hûr′ēd, hur′-),USA pronunciation adj.
hur′ried•ly, adv.
hur′ried•ness, n.
- moving or working rapidly, esp. forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- characterized by or done with hurry;
hasty:a hurried meal.
- hurry + -ed2 1660–70
hur′ried•ness, n.
- 2. hectic, slapdash, haphazard.
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hurried /ˈhʌrɪd/ adj
hur•ry /ˈhɜri, ˈhʌri/USA pronunciation
v., -ried, -ry•ing, n.
v.
n. [uncountable]
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- to (cause to) move, proceed, or act with haste: [no object]He hurried into town.[~ + to + verb]She hurried to help him when he fell.[~ + up]Could you please hurry up?[~ + object]The outfielder hurried his throw to first base.
- to cause to be hasty;
rush:[~ + object]We don't want to hurry them into a decision.
n. [uncountable]
- a state of urgency or eagerness:There's no hurry; take your time.
- hurried movement or action;
haste.
- in a hurry:
- quickly:She finished in a hurry.
- wanting to act quickly:in a hurry to go home.
hur•ry
(hûr′ē, hur′ē),USA pronunciation v., -ried, -ry•ing, n., pl. -ries.
v.i.
v.t.
n.
hur′ry•ing•ly, adv.
v.i.
- to move, proceed, or act with haste (often fol. by up):Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
v.t.
- to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
- to hasten;
urge forward (often fol. by up). - to impel or perform with undue haste:to hurry someone into a decision.
n.
- a state of urgency or eagerness:to be in a hurry to meet a train.
- hurried movement or action;
haste.
- expressive word of uncertain origin, originally, compare Middle English horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, Middle High German hurren to move quickly 1580–90
- 1. See rush 1. 2. hasten. 3. accelerate, quicken; expedite, hustle. 6. celerity; expedition, dispatch; speed, quickness; bustle, ado.
- 3. delay, slow. 6. deliberation.
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hurry /ˈhʌrɪ/ vb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)
- (intransitive) often followed by up: to hasten (to do something); rush
- (transitive) often followed by along: to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of
- haste
- urgency or eagerness
- in a hurry ⇒ informal
- easily: you won't beat him in a hurry
- willingly: we won't go there again in a hurry
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