Phrase guide

hurry up

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To hurry; to increase the speed of doing something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, emphatic

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Shpejtoj — go faster
  • Belarusian: спяша́цца (spjašácca) — go faster
  • Bulgarian: бързам (bǎrzam) — go faster
  • Catalan: afanyar — go faster
  • Catalan: donar-se pressa — go faster
  • Catalan: fer via — go faster
  • Chinese Mandarin: 快點 /快点 (kuàidiǎn) — go faster
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抓緊時間 /抓紧时间 (zhuājǐn shíjiān) — go faster
  • Ngazidja Comorian: upveza — go faster
  • Danish: skynde sig — go faster
  • Esperanto: ek — go faster
  • Finnish: kiirehtiä — go faster
  • Finnish: nopeuttaa — go faster
  • Finnish: lisätä vauhtia — go faster
  • French: se dépêcher — go faster
  • Galician: date presa — go faster
  • German: sich beeilen — go faster
  • Irish: brostaigh (ar) — go faster
  • Irish: cuir bealadh faoi d'ioscaidí — go faster
  • Italian: affrettarsi — go faster
  • Italian: sbrigarsi — go faster
  • Italian: muoversi — go faster
  • Italian: darsi una mossa — go faster
  • Italian: spicciarsi — go faster
  • Japanese: 急ぐ (isogu) — go faster
  • Khmer: ឆាប់ឡើង (chaplaəng) — go faster
  • Korean: 서두르다 (seodureuda) — go faster
  • Latin: festino — go faster
  • Latin: propero — go faster
  • Malay: cepatlah — go faster
  • Navajo: tsxį́įłgo — go faster
  • Norwegian: skynde seg — go faster
  • Polish: spieszyć się — go faster
  • Portuguese: apressar-se — go faster
  • Russian: торопи́ться (toropítʹsja) — go faster
  • Russian: поторопи́ться (potoropítʹsja) — go faster
  • Russian: спеши́ть (spešítʹ) — go faster
  • Scottish Gaelic: greas — go faster
  • Spanish: apurarse — go faster
  • Swedish: skynda på — go faster
  • Swedish: raska på — go faster
  • Tongan: fakatoʻotoʻo — go faster
  • Turkish: ivme katmak — go faster
  • Turkish: acele etmek — go faster
  • Turkish: hızlanmak — go faster
  • Ukrainian: поспіша́ти (pospišáty) — go faster
  • Vietnamese: mau lên — go faster
  • Vietnamese: nhanh lên — go faster
  • Vietnamese: vội lên — go faster
  • Volapük: vifikumön — go faster
  • Welsh: brysio — go faster
  • Welsh: siapio — go faster
  • Welsh: styrio — go faster