in a hurry

Meaning

(adjectival) Rushed, hurried; short of time.
I can’t stop now. I'm in rather a hurry.

(adverbial) In a hurried manner.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

quickly rapidly pressed rushing rushed abruptly apace briskly hastily precipitately fleetly like crazy like a shot hurriedly against the clock
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Antonyms

snail-paced

Examples

As it’s been 17 years since one might smell a midlife-male punch line, and sure enough, they are in a hurry to attend the birth of Marcus’s grandson. Source: Internet

Between first round pick Henry Ruggs III, Nelson Agholor and Zay Jones, this team can get receivers downfield in a hurry. Source: Internet

Above all, Custer was in a hurry. Source: Internet

Corona- COVID 19, seems like it’s not going away in a hurry. Source: Internet

But if the KC offense gets going, they’re going to put points up in a hurry, and I don’t think the Patriots can keep up with that attack. Source: Internet

But I think one of my many flaws as a cook is that I'm always in a hurry. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

in a hurry

Close letter words and terms

in a human way in a humble manner in a humble way in a hurry to go in a hushed voice in a jar