hurry up
English meaning: Hurry up
Definition
To do something more quickly, or to urge someone to be quick. It is often used as a command.
Example
“Hurry up or we'll miss the bus!”
Another example: “Hurry up, or we'll miss the train!”
Usage — When, Where & How
A phrasal verb, usually used as a command, urging someone to be quick. Informal register. Often shouted: 'Hurry up, we're late!'
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From 'hurry' plus 'up', with 'up' intensifying the urgency.
Synonyms
- hasten
- be quick
- get a move on
Antonyms / Opposites
- slow down
- dawdle
Related Words
- rush
- hasten
- quick
- speed
- dawdle
- hurry
Common Collocations
- hurry up
- hurry up and wait
- tell them to hurry up
- hurry up please
- come on, hurry up
Word Forms
hurry up; hurried up; hurries up; hurrying up
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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