Verb
hurry up and wait (third-person singular simple present hurries up and waits, present participle hurrying up and waiting, simple past and past participle hurried up and waited)
(idiomatic, humorous) To 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.
Movie-making is not my favorite medium, because you're on the set for 12 hours and you might only film for three minutes. It's very much hurry up and wait. So, although I loved doing the film, it wasn't quite what I expected. Helen Reddy