hurry-up
[ hur-ee-uhp, huhr- ]
/ ˈhɜr iˌʌp, ˈhʌr- /
adjective
characterized by speed or the need for speed; quick: a hurry-up meal; a hurry-up phone call.
Origin of hurry-up
First recorded in 1885–90; adj. use of verb phrase
hurry up
Words nearby hurry-up
Definition for hurry-up (2 of 2)
hurry
[ hur-ee, huhr-ee ]
/ ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i /
verb (used without object), hur·ried, hur·ry·ing.
to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
verb (used with object), hur·ried, hur·ry·ing.
to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
to hasten; urge forward (often followed by up).
to impel or perform with undue haste: to hurry someone into a decision.
noun, plural hur·ries.
a state of urgency or eagerness: to be in a hurry to meet a train.
hurried movement or action; haste.
Origin of hurry
1580–90; expressive word of uncertain origin, compare Middle English
horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, Middle High German
hurren to move quickly
SYNONYMS FOR hurry
1 See
rush1.
2 hasten.
3 accelerate, quicken; expedite, hustle.
6 celerity; expedition, dispatch; speed, quickness; bustle, ado.
OTHER WORDS FROM hurry
hur·ry·ing·ly, adverb o·ver·hur·ry, verb, o·ver·hur·ried, o·ver·hur·ry·ing. un·hur·ry·ing, adjective un·hur·ry·ing·ly, adverbExample sentences from the Web for hurry-up
British Dictionary definitions for hurry-up
hurry
/ (ˈhʌrɪ) /
verb -ries, -rying or -ried
(intr often foll by up)
to hasten (to do something); rush
(tr often foll by along)
to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of
noun
haste
urgency or eagerness
in a hurry informal
- easilyyou won't beat him in a hurry
- willinglywe won't go there again in a hurry
Derived forms of hurry
hurrying, noun, adjective hurryingly, adverbWord Origin for hurry
C16
horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German
hurren; see
scurry