hurry

Nouns

(n) a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
- in a hurry to lock the door
haste,
(n) overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- he soon regretted his haste
haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation,
(n) the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- in his haste to leave he forgot his book
rush, haste, rushing,

Verbs

(v) move very fast
- The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
travel rapidly, zip, speed,
(v) act or move at high speed
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
festinate, hasten, look sharp, rush,
(v) urge to an unnatural speed
- Don't rush me, please!
rush,

Synonyms

haste travel rapidly zip speed hastiness hurriedness precipitation festinate hasten look sharp rush rushing

Antonyms

delay detain hold up

See also

accelerate quicken speed up speed

Words of close approximity

hurl hurt

Hurok Huron

hurrying