Phrase guide

in a hurry

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

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Meaning 1

Rushed, hurried; short of time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: adjectival

Examples

  • I can’t stop now. I'm in rather a hurry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

In a hurried manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: adverbial

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُسْتَعْجِل (mustaʕjil) — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Bulgarian: нетърпеливо (netǎrpelivo) — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Catalan: a corre-cuita — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏩᏅᎦ (uwanvga) — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Ngazidja Comorian: na fidjo — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • French: en hâte — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • French: pressé — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Galician: á présa — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Galician: ás présas — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • German: in Eile — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • German: es eilig haben — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Irish: faoi dheifir — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Irish: deifir a bheith ort — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Italian: a stretto giro di posta — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Jamaican Creole: pon haste — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Ojibwe: wewiib — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Portuguese: com pressa — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Spanish: apurado — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Spanish: apresurado — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Spanish: apremiado — rushed, hurried; short of time
  • Welsh: ar frys — rushed, hurried; short of time