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in a hurry

ADJECTIVE

pressed

Synonyms

STRONG

pressured pushed rushing urged

ADVERB

rapidly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

briskly expeditiously fast immediately promptly speedily swiftly

WEAK

at speed flat out full tilt hastily hurriedly in a rush in haste lickety-split like a shot posthaste precipitately with dispatch

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly sluggishly

WEAK

leisurely

ADVERB

under the gun

Synonyms

WEAK

at gunpoint at knifepoint pressured under duress under pressure under threat

Example Sentences

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But be warned that many spreadsheets go from green to red in a hurry when prices drop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Still, he said, eBay shouldn’t be in a hurry to sell itself since it is doing just fine on its own.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

No one seems in a hurry to be anywhere else.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Ahmad was in a hurry that morning, hunting around for his socks before he kissed the kids goodbye.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

It didn’t seem to be in a hurry, but it was steady.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi