1hur·ry 
/ˈhɚri/ verb
hur·ries; hur·ried; hur·ry·ing /ˈhɚri/ verb 1 [no obj] : to move, act, or go quickly
▪ Take your time. There's no need to hurry. ▪ She hurried off to her class. ▪ He hurried after her. ▪ They hurried past us. ▪ Hurry (back) home now. ▪ We hurried through the lesson so that we could finish early. ▪ We'll miss our flight if we don't hurry. = If we don't hurry we'll miss our flight. — often + up ▪ If we don't hurry up we'll miss our flight. ▪ Hurry up! We're going to be late! 2 [+ obj] a : to make (someone) move, act, or go quickly
▪ She hates to be hurried [=rushed] at dinner. ▪ The teacher hurried us through the lesson. — often + up ▪ Somebody needs to hurry them up so we can leave. ▪ Could you hurry it up a little please? [=could you please do what you are doing a little more quickly?]
b [+ obj] : to carry or send (someone or something) more quickly than usual
▪ They hurried the children off to bed. ▪ A messenger hurried [=rushed] the package across town. 3 [+ obj] a : to increase the speed of (something)
▪ He heard the train coming and hurried his pace. [=he began to walk more quickly]
b : to do (something) quickly or too quickly
▪ Don't hurry [=rush] your homework. ▪ The quarterback was forced to hurry his throw.
▪ Take your time. There's no need to hurry. ▪ She hurried off to her class. ▪ He hurried after her. ▪ They hurried past us. ▪ Hurry (back) home now. ▪ We hurried through the lesson so that we could finish early. ▪ We'll miss our flight if we don't hurry. = If we don't hurry we'll miss our flight. — often + up ▪ If we don't hurry up we'll miss our flight. ▪ Hurry up! We're going to be late!
▪ She hates to be hurried [=rushed] at dinner. ▪ The teacher hurried us through the lesson. — often + up ▪ Somebody needs to hurry them up so we can leave. ▪ Could you hurry it up a little please? [=could you please do what you are doing a little more quickly?]
b [+ obj] : to carry or send (someone or something) more quickly than usual
▪ They hurried the children off to bed. ▪ A messenger hurried [=rushed] the package across town.
▪ He heard the train coming and hurried his pace. [=he began to walk more quickly]
b : to do (something) quickly or too quickly
▪ Don't hurry [=rush] your homework. ▪ The quarterback was forced to hurry his throw.
hurry up and wait
US, informal — used to describe a situation in which you are forced to spend a lot of time waiting ▪ My father says that all he did in the army was hurry up and wait. — sometimes used as a noun phrase ▪ Traveling often involves a lot of hurry up and wait. [=a lot of waiting]
