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1. Moving with great haste
   "affection for this hurrying driving...little man";
   - scurrying

1. Changing location rapidly
   - speed, speeding

1. Move or travel very quickly
   "He hurried down the hall to receive his guests";
   - rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie [archaic], speed, race, pelt along [informal], rush along, bucket along [informal], belt along [informal], step on it [informal], travel rapidly, zip [informal], zoom, zoom along, whizz [informal], whizz along [informal], bucket [informal], wing [informal], pelt [informal], barrel [informal], rocket [informal], belt [informal]
    
2. Move faster or act quickly or quicker
   "hurry--it's late!";
   - rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate [archaic], hurry up, get a move on [informal], make haste
    
3. Urge to an unnatural speed
   "Don't hurry me, please!";
   - rush

Derived forms: hurryings

See also: fast

Type of: act, exhort, go, locomote, motion, move, movement, press, travel, urge, urge on

Encyclopedia: Hurrying