in a hurry

in a hurry
adverb
: in a short time or at a fast rate : hurriedly, speedily

they are not translations to be read in a hurry; they do not yield their charm easily — T.S.Eliot

the new grammar can be taught in a hurry by a nonlinguist — MacCurdy Burnet

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in a hurry
1. In haste, speedily
2. Soon
3. Easily
4. Willingly
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Main Entry: ↑hurry

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rushed; in a rushed manner

the city offers fast food if you're in a hurry

■ eager to get a thing done quickly

no one seemed in a hurry for the results

■ [usu. with negative] informal easily; readily

an experience you won't forget in a hurry

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in a hurry
1 : very quickly

The weather got worse in a hurry.

2 : feeling a strong need to move, act, or go quickly

He was in too much of a hurry to stop and say hello.

teenagers who are in a (big) hurry to grow up [=who are eager to grow up; who want to grow up quickly]

We're not in a/any hurry. = We're in no hurry. [=we do not need to hurry; we have plenty of time]

— sometimes used to say that someone does not want to do something

It was getting late, but our guests were not in a/any hurry to leave. = Our guests were in no hurry to leave. [=we wanted our guests to leave, but they did not seem to want to leave]

I'm in no (particular/big/great) hurry to go to the dentist.

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Main Entry: ↑hurry

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in a ˈhurry idiom
1. very quickly or more quickly than usual

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He had to leave in a hurry.

2. not having enough time to do sth

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Sorry, I haven't got time to do it now— I'm in a hurry.

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Alice was

in a tearing hurry

as usual.

Main entry: ↑hurryidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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