hurries

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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speed in action, motion n.
act, move speedily v.

NOUN

speed in action, motion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

haste

STRONG

bustle celerity commotion dash dispatch drive expedition expeditiousness flurry precipitance precipitateness precipitation promptitude push quickness rush rustle scurry speediness swiftness urgency

Antonyms

STRONG

calm calmness quiet slowing slowness

WEAK

delay procrastination rest stall wait

VERB

act, move speedily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dash hasten hustle jog rush scoot scurry whirl whisk zip

STRONG

accelerate barrel beeline bestir breeze bullet burst bustle drive expedite fleet flit fly goad haste nip push quicken race rip rocket roll run sally smoke speed spur urge whish whiz

WEAK

be quick dig in get a move on go like lightning hurry up lose no time make haste make short work of make time make tracks shake a leg speed up step on gas step on it turn on steam

Antonyms

STRONGEST

procrastinate slow

STRONG

cease check decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt hinder repress retard stop walk

WEAK

dally dawdle rest stall wait

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hurries

Elliot needs to suffer one more turn of the screw before the movie hurries toward a Hollywood ending that it doesn’t believe in at all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

She prepares dinner, then hurries to an Amazon warehouse for a 6 1/2-hour shift sorting, scanning and hefting bulky items.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

Rosa hurries to her aunt's house, hoping to catch the last of the daylight.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025

Each hurries forth into the night, headed somewhere we can’t possibly know in a world full of uncertainty.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025

Then she hurries to the back of the room, grabs a bag from the closet, and ushers us out the door.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan