in a hurry

prepositional phrase

Rushed, hurried; short of time.

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

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. adjectivalRushed, hurried; short of time.

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

    1 more example

    To worry, worry, super-scurry / Call out the troops now in a hurry

    1984, Nena, Kevin McAlea, “99 Red Balloons”, in 99 Luftballons
  2. adverbialIn a hurried manner.

Translations

Arabic مُسْتَعْجِل
  • مُسْتَعْجِل (mustaʕjil)rushed, hurried; short of time
Bulgarian нетърпеливо
  • нетърпеливо (netărpelivo)rushed, hurried; short of time
Catalan a corre-cuita
  • a corre-cuitarushed, hurried; short of time
French en hâte, pressé
  • en hâterushed, hurried; short of time
  • pressérushed, hurried; short of time
German in Eile, es eilig haben
  • in Eilerushed, hurried; short of time
  • es eilig habenrushed, hurried; short of time
Irish faoi dheifir, deifir a bheith ort
  • faoi dheifirrushed, hurried; short of time
  • deifir a bheith ortrushed, hurried; short of time
Italian a stretto giro di posta
  • a stretto giro di postarushed, hurried; short of time
Portuguese com pressa
  • com pressarushed, hurried; short of time
Spanish apurado, apresurado
  • apuradorushed, hurried; short of time
  • apresuradorushed, hurried; short of time
  • apremiadorushed, hurried; short of time
Welsh ar frys
  • ar frysrushed, hurried; short of time
Cite this entry
APA

in a hurry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20hurry

MLA

“in a hurry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20hurry. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in a hurry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20hurry.

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