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hurry

('h/[@]/r/i/ )

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry(noun.state)

Example:
In a hurry to lock the door.

Synonym:
haste

source: wordnet30
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation

source: wordnet30
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner(noun.act)

Synonym:
haste, rush, rushing

source: wordnet30
The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.(noun)

source: webster1913

move very fast(verb.motion)

Synonym:
speed, travel rapidly, zip

source: wordnet30
act or move at high speed(verb.change)

Example:
Hurry--it's late!.

Synonym:
festinate, hasten, look sharp, rush

source: wordnet30
urge to an unnatural speed(verb.change)

Synonym:
rush
Antonym:
delay, detain, hold up

source: wordnet30
To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.(verb)

source: webster1913
To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.(verb)

source: webster1913

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