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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | Probably copying the action |
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hur‧ry1
past tense and past participle hurried, present participle hurrying, third person singular hurries
past tense and past participle hurried, present participle hurrying, third person singular hurries1 [intransitive and transitive] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time [= rush]: 
If we hurry, we'll get there in time.I hate having to hurry a meal. We'll have to hurry otherwise we'll miss the start. There's no need to hurry. We've got plenty of time.
If we hurry, we'll get there in time.I hate having to hurry a meal.We'll have to hurry otherwise we'll miss the start.There's no need to hurry. We've got plenty of time.2 [transitive] to make someone do something more quickly [= rush]: Don't hurry me. I'm doing this as fast as I can.
Don't hurry me. I'm doing this as fast as I can.3 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take someone or something quickly to a place [= rush]
hurry something to/through/across etc something Emergency supplies have been hurried to the areas worst hit by the famine.
Emergency supplies have been hurried to the areas worst hit by the famine.hurry up
phrasal verb2 to make someone do something more quickly or to make something happen more quickly : See if you can hurry things up a little.
hurry somebody/something up
See if you can hurry things up a little.
