hurry-up

adjective

hur·​ry-up ˈhər-ē-ˌəp 

ˈhə-rē-

: speeded up : completed in a hurry

a hurry-up dinner

Examples of hurry-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Confronted about what was happening to Tagovailoa’s game, and Miami’s inability to run a hurry-up offense with him behind center, McDaniel eventually benched Tagovailoa for the final three games of the season, turning over the team to rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

Then, for much of the fourth quarter, the Ravens trailed by two scores and were in hurry-up offense. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

The Fisherman went into hurry-up mode and quarterback Camryn Rodolosi found his tight end, fellow senior captain Gavin Bren in the back corner of the end zone with some nice touch for his first passing touchdown of the year. — Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025

The Mariners employed some unorthodox methods in practice this week to prepare for the Dons’ hurry-up offense. — Steve Dulas, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hurry-up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup