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be in a hurry (=when you have to hurry)

Sorry, I can't stop - I'm in a hurry, be in a hurry to do sth Why are you in

such a hurry to get home?

ZK Don't say 'I am in hurry'. Say I am in a hurry.

rush/dash /гл/, dee] [и I] to go somewhere or run somewhere very quickly, for example because you have to do something urgently or because someone is in danger + across/off/out/into etc The neighbours

came rushing out to see what had happened. I The last time I sotu her she was dashing off to the airport, rush/dash to do sth I dashed downstairs to answer the phone. I People were rushing into dooriuays to escape the bullets.

hurriedly /'fundlill'hxr-/ [adv] written if you do something hurriedly, you do it quickly because you do not have much time: He hurriedly put on a pair of jeans and went to answer the door;

A Use hurriedly in stories and written descriptions.

quick look/glance (=when you look at

something or read something very quickly) He had a quick glance at the newspaper before going to work. quick drink/lunch/co/fee Come on -

let's have a quick drink in the bar.

hasty /'heisti/ [adj only before noun} a hasty decision or action is done very quickly, without planning it or thinking carefully about the results: Don't make any hasty decisions that you might regret. I Napoleon's army was forced to make a hasty retreat. hasty - hastier - hastiest

/rantic /'frantik/' [adj only before noun]

/rantic activity/rush/search/effort when

people are rushing around in a disorganized way, for example because they have to do something very urgently, or because someone is in danger-. The night before the wedding, the house was a scene of frantic activity. I a frantic search for the

missing children frantically [adu] The library was full of students, frantically trying to finish their final essays.

rush /гл// |n singular] a situation in which you have to hurry or work very fast in order to finish something a rush to do sth There was a rush to get everything arranged for the party. do sth in a rush We had to pack our suitcases in a rush and leave the hotel.

what you say to tell

someone to hurry

Qhurry up/come on /hAri лр, клш

'Dn||,h3:ri-/ spoken say this to tell someone to huny, especially when you are impatient with them for being too slow: Hurry up or we'll be late for schoolI I Come on - you should have finished packing by now!

something that you do quickly because you are hurrying

quick /kwik/ (adj only before nounj quick look, meal, visit, decision etc done very quickly, because you do not have much time: Mary went upstairs for a quick shower I Could I just make a quick phone call?

to make someone hurry

hurry sb up /,Ьлп (sb) 'Apl.hxri-

|phrasal verb T] to make someone do something more quickly because they are taking too long: Can you try and hurry the kids up? Were supposed to be leaving in ten minutes.

rush/hurry /г\Г, 'ЬлпЦ-'Ьздп/ [и T1 to

make someone do something more quickly, in an impatient way that makes them feel nervous or confused: Don't rush me - I'm working as fast as f can. I It's an important decision, so don't let them hurry you.

hurrying - hurried - have hurried

В what you say to tell someone not to hurry

Q there's гго hurry/there's no

rush dea^rz ,пэо Ълл, des^rz ,пэо гл/|| -'hxri/ spoken say this to tell someone that they do not have to hurry or do something soon: You can pay me for the ticket next week. There's no rush.

Qtake your time /.teik jo:^r taim/

spoken say this to tell someone to do something slowly and carefully, because it is important to do it welclass="underline" Take your time and think carefully before you answer the question.

Qwhat's the hurry?/what's the

rush? i wDts дэ 'Илп, ,wDts 5э 'rAJl-'hm spoken say this to someone who is hurrying or trying to make you hurry, to emphasize that there is plenty of time: It'll only take us 20 minutes to get to the restaurant - what's the hurry?

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