Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 5 compound words that contain hurry. The most common are listed below. Open hurry in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- hurry upTo hurry; to increase the speed of doing something.
- hurry up and waitTo hurry to complete a task or arrive at a destination by a specified time, only for nothing to happen, due to other requirements that have yet to be satisfied.
- hurry-up offenseAn offensive style in which the offensive team avoids delays between plays, sometimes also avoiding or shortening the huddle to limit or disrupt defensive strategies and flexibility.
- hurry-furry mergerA phonemic merger where the vowels in hut and fur are pronounced identically before /ɹ/, making the words hurry and furry rhyme.
- moron in a hurryAny hypothetical person used in a legal test related to trade marks; the "moron in a hurry" is the only person who could reasonably be imagined to confuse two marks.
- hurry-skurryTo hurry; act hurriedly.
- hurry sicknessThe stressed condition of somebody who is constantly in a rush and does not take time to relax.
- hurry-up offensesplural of hurry-up offense: An offensive style in which the offensive team avoids delays between plays, sometimes also avoiding or shortening the huddle to limit or disrupt defensive strategies and flexibility.
- hurry-scurryAlternative form of hurry-skurry: To hurry; act hurriedly.
- hurry-scurryingpresent participle and gerund of hurry-scurry
- hurry-scurriedsimple past and past participle of hurry-scurry
- hurry hurry has no blessingshaste makes waste; more haste, less speed
- morons in a hurryplural of moron in a hurry: Any hypothetical person used in a legal test related to trade marks; the "moron in a hurry" is the only person who could reasonably be imagined to confuse two marks.
- hurry-scurriesplural of hurry-scurry: To hurry; act hurriedly.
- hurry-skurriedsimple past and past participle of hurry-skurry
- hurry-skurriesthird-person singular simple present indicative of hurry-skurry: To hurry; act hurriedly.
- hurry-skurryingpresent participle and gerund of hurry-skurry
- on the hurry upAt top speed; as fast as possible.
- tree-in-a-hurrySynonym of keurboom: A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for its pretty lilac flowers.
- hurry up the cakesHurry up; get a move on.
- hurry-up wagonA rapid-response vehicle, possibly a kind of ambulance, or paddy wagon
- hurry-up wagonsplural of hurry-up wagon: A rapid-response vehicle, possibly a kind of ambulance, or paddy wagon
Compound words 5
- hurrisomeCharacterised or marked by hurrying; quick; hasty.
- hurrysomeAlternative form of hurrisome: Characterised or marked by hurrying; quick; hasty.
- overhurryTo hurry excessively.
- unhurriableNot capable of being hurried; slow, leisurely.
- hurryingsplural of hurrying: present participle and gerund of hurry