hurried

/'hʌrid/

Thân thiện

She made a hurried breakfast before leaving for work.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Done or occurring in a rush; characterized by excessive speed or lack of care due to time pressure. It describes an action performed quickly, often too quickly, because there is little time available.
   • Moving or acting with haste; rushed. It can describe a person's manner or a period of time characterized by rapid, pressured activity.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She wrote a hurried note before leaving the house. (The note was written quickly due to a lack of time.)
  • We had a hurried conversation in the hallway between meetings. (The conversation was brief and rushed.)
  • He ate a hurried breakfast. (The breakfast was eaten quickly, without taking one's time.)

Advanced Usage

• "in a hurried manner": done with haste or rush.
  • The packages were assembled in a hurried manner, leading to several mistakes.
• "hurried along": (past participle used descriptively) caused to move or proceed more quickly.
  • The tourists were hurried along by their guide.

Variants and Related Words

• Hurry (verb): to move or act with haste.
  • We must hurry to catch the train.
• Hurriedly (adverb): in a hurried manner.
  • She packed her bags hurriedly.
• Unhurried (adjective): not hurried; relaxed and leisurely. (Antonym)
  • We enjoyed an unhurried lunch.

Synonyms

• Rushed: done or completed too quickly.
• Hasty: done with excessive speed or urgency; impulsive.
• Precipitate: done suddenly and without careful consideration.
• Cursory: hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

Antonyms

• Leisurely: acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.
• Unhurried: not hurried; slow and relaxed.
• Deliberate: done consciously and intentionally; careful and slow.

Related Phrases

• In a hurry: needing to do something quickly or immediately.
  • I'm in a hurry, so I can't talk long.
• Hurry up: a phrase used to tell someone to do something more quickly.
  • Hurry up or we'll be late!

Học thuật

Adjective

1. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
   • a hurried trip to the store
   • the hurried life of a city
   • a hurried job