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hurry

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1. hurry - Noun

2. hurry - Verb

Meaning

To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.

To cause to be done quickly.

To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.

The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When people begin to praise us, let us hurry to remember the multitude of ours transgressions, and we will see that we are truly unworthy of that which they say and do in our honor. John Climacus

Journalism is literature in a hurry. Matthew Arnold

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. Winston Churchill

Work is twice done by the man in a hurry. Persian Proverb

People give, but don't be in a hurry to take. Cambodian Proverb

The person in a hurry usually arrives late. Georgian Proverb

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