Hurry (Noun)
Meaning 1
Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- We're going to have to get to the airport quickly if we're in a hurry to catch the last flight to New York.
- After being held up by traffic, I'm now in a hurry to arrive at the party before the clock strikes midnight.
- He got himself into a bit of a hurry while working on the tight project deadline.
- As a journalist on deadline, Sarah felt she was always in a hurry to write the news before her rival reporters could break the story.
- By this point in the tour, I'm really in a hurry to take some bathroom break already and refuel on some snack food.