hurry
gb/hˈɚi/ us/hˈɚi/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1000
Maana
maana 0
Kitenzi
A2
action
1
Move or act quickly
To move or do something quickly because you do not have much time.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to hurry [somewhere]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hurry' with 'rush', but 'rush' can also mean to pressure someone, not just move quickly.
Visawe
rush (Slightly more urgent or forceful than 'hurry'.)
Vinyume
dawdle (Means to move slowly without urgency.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
hurry home
|hurry up
|hurry to finish
Mada
daily life
|time
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- She hurried to catch the train.
- Please hurry or we’ll be late.
- He hurried down the stairs when he heard the phone ringing.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I hurry to school every morning.
- Please hurry to the bus stop.
- She hurries home after work.
Kitenzi
B1
action
2
Make someone act faster
To make someone do something more quickly.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to hurry [someone] [into doing something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may not realize this sense requires an object (someone to be hurried).
Visawe
urge (Implies encouragement or pressure, not always about speed.)
Vinyume
delay (To make someone take more time instead of less.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
hurry someone along
|hurry someone into a decision
Mada
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The manager hurried the staff to finish the report.
- Don’t hurry me; I need time to think.
- She hurried the children into the car.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He hurried me to finish my homework.
- Don’t hurry her, she is tired.
- The teacher hurried the class to leave.
Nomino
A2
state
3
State of urgency and speed
The feeling or situation when you must do something fast.
Muundo wa matumizi:
in a hurry
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in a hurry' with 'fast', but 'in a hurry' describes the situation, not speed alone.
Visawe
rush (Often stronger in urgency than 'hurry'.)
Vinyume
leisure (A relaxed state without time pressure.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
in a hurry
|no hurry
|what’s the hurry
Mada
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- I’m in a hurry to get to the airport.
- There’s no hurry; take your time.
- What’s the hurry? We have plenty of time.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I am in a hurry.
- There is no hurry today.
- She is always in a hurry.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
hurry
IPA
GB/hˈɚi/
US/hˈɚi/
Silabi na mkazo
hurry (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (hurry)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: hurry
- Plural: hurry
Verb
- Base: hurry
- 3rd Person Singular: hurries
- Present Participle: hurrying
- Past: hurried
Familia ya neno
Forms
hurries
verb
hurrying
verb
hurried
verb
Core family
hurriedly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unhurried
adjective
unhurriedly
adverb
Semi
hurry up
1/hˈɚi ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Do something more quickly
To start moving or doing something faster.
Mifano
- Hurry up, we’re going to miss the bus!
- You need to hurry up if you want to finish before lunch.
in a hurry
1/ˈɪn ə hˈɚi/
fixed phrase
Doing something with urgency
Doing something fast because you do not have much time.
Mifano
- She left in a hurry after the meeting.
- I’m in a hurry, so I can’t talk now.
no hurry
1/nˈoʊ hˈɚi/
fixed phrase
No urgency needed
Used to say that there is no need to do something quickly.
Mifano
- Take your time, there’s no hurry.
- You can send it tomorrow—no hurry.
what’s the hurry?
1/wˈʌts ðə hˈɚi ‖/
fixed phrase
Questioning the need for speed
Used to ask why someone is moving so fast when there is no need.
Mifano
- What’s the hurry? We still have an hour before the movie starts.
- Slow down—what’s the hurry?