- on the hurry-up
- advBritishat full speed. An item of London police jargon.
Contemporary slang . 2014.
on the hurry-up
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what's the hurry? — what’s the hurry? why the hurry? spoken phrase used for telling someone that they are doing something too soon or too quickly What’s the hurry? We’ve got all afternoon. Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to hurrysynonym Main entry: hurry … Useful english dictionary
Hurry-up offense — The hurry up offense is an American football offensive style which has two different but related forms in which the offensive team avoids delays between plays. The no huddle offense refers to avoiding or shortening the huddle to limit or disrupt… … Wikipedia
hurry — hur|ry1 [ˈhʌri US ˈhə:ri] v past tense and past participle hurried present participle hurrying third person singular hurries [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably copying the action] 1.) [I and T] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hurry — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time: The movie begins as six we ll have to hurry. | hurry through/along/down etc: She hurried down the corridor as fast as she could. | … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hurry — hur|ry1 [ hʌri ] verb intransitive ** to do something or move somewhere very quickly: We must hurry or we shall be late back. Alec had to hurry home, but I stayed on. hurry along/through/into: She hurried along the corridor toward his office. He… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hurry — I UK [ˈhʌrɪ] / US verb Word forms hurry : present tense I/you/we/they hurry he/she/it hurries present participle hurrying past tense hurried past participle hurried ** [intransitive] to do something or to move somewhere very quickly We must hurry … English dictionary
Hurry Up and Wait (song) — Infobox Single Name = Hurry Up and Wait Artist = Stereophonics from Album = Performance and Cocktails Released = 1999 Format = CD, 7 , MC Recorded = 1998 Genre = Rock Length = 4 mins 40 secs Label = V2 Records Writer = Kelly Jones Producer = Bird … Wikipedia
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hurry — 1. verb 1) hurry or you ll be late Syn: be quick, hurry up, hurry it up, hasten, speed up, speed it up, press on, push on; run, dash, rush, race, fly; scurry, scramble, scuttle, sprint; informal get a mov … Thesaurus of popular words
hurry — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 a great haste. b (with neg. or interrog.) a need for haste (there is no hurry; what s the hurry?). 2 (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) eagerness to get a thing done quickly. v. ( ies, ied) 1 move or act with great or… … Useful english dictionary
