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Added 9 October 2026

hurry

/ˈhʌ.ɹi/ noun

In Latin: festīnō, ruō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hurry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A rushed action.
Why are you in such a big hurry?
An urgency.
There is no hurry on that paperwork.
An incidence of a defensive pressure that forces the quarterback to throw the ball earlier than intended or rush their decision, often leading to an incomplete pass or failed play.

verb

To do things quickly.
He's hurrying because he's late.
Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
If you don't hurry (up) you won't finish on time.
To cause to be done quickly.

Origin

From Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“to run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)). Related to hurr, horse, rush. Alternative etymology derives hurry as a variant of harry.

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