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Words related to hurry

Related / Similar Words: haste, rush, rushing, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation, hasten, look sharp, festinate, travel rapidly, speed, zip

Definition:

the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book";

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste";

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door";

urge to an unnatural speed; "Don''t rush me, please!";

act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it''s late!";

move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed";

See Also: accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken

Hyponyms: dash, bolt, scamper, scramble, scurry, abruptness, precipitateness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness, flit, flutter, fleet, dart, run, zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along

Derivational Morphology: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, look sharp, festinate, travel rapidly, zip, haste, rushing, festination, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation, rusher, speeding, hurrying, velocity, swiftness, fastness

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