hurried

adjective hur·ried \ ˈhər-ēd , ˈhə-rəd \

|Updated on: 9 Aug 2018

Examples: hurried in a Sentence

Definition of hurried

1 : going or working at speed

a hurried waitress

2 : done in a hurry : hasty

a hurried departure

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hurriedly

play \ˈhər-əd-lē, ˈhə-rəd-\ adverb

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hurriedness

play \ˈhər-ēd-nəs, ˈhə-rēd-\ noun

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Examples of hurried in a Sentence

The general was forced to make a hurried decision.
She had a hurried meeting with her advisers before speaking to the press.

Recent Examples of hurried from the Web

The bill was written in a hurried and ill-considered process, and received very little input from those affected by the legislation.

— derek hawkins, Washington Post, "The Cybersecurity 202: Big tech is going after California's new privacy law," 3 July 2018
On Thursday, the third straight day of relatively little rain at the cave complex raised speculation that Thai officials were considering a hurried evacuation attempt.

— new york times, BostonGlobe.com, "Good weather, tough circumstances in Thailand cave rescue," 5 July 2018
There's a distinct shift in the room's energy as the director and camera operator work with quiet, hurried motions to capture the on-screen couple's adrenaline.

— inna shnayder, Allure, "Why Porn-Industry Icon Erika Lust Is Inviting Female Directors to Make Their First Adult Films," 28 June 2018
Their quiet and hurried actions contrasted with the look of them: a team of burly men with bushy eyebrows and sagging jowls wearing loud orange vests, worn jeans, heavy black shoes and yellow hardhats.

— chicago tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Here Is Where the Taxi Driver Set His Wife on Fire" by GKS Waller," 2 June 2018
The announcement to cancel major exercises set off a series of hurried top-level consultations between U.S. and South Korean officials, including between Mr. Mattis and his South Korean counterpart.

— WSJ, "U.S., South Korea Cancel Major War Game Planned for August," 19 June 2018
That hurried mistake was due to the pressure brought into his face by then-Yale linebacker and current Cardinals minicamp member Matthew Oplinger.

— atreya verma, azcentral, "Cardinals' Ivy League rookies eager to prove themselves at 'grown man's' level," 17 June 2018
Like a basketball version of a smoke detector or check-engine light, Golden State’s coach jolted towards the court to warn of impending danger, unleashing a hurried timeout call midway through the first quarter.

— ben golliver, SI.com, "The Warriors' Oldest Nemesis Returns With a Vengeance," 23 May 2018
The session is gavelled in by the presiding speaker, the Republican representative Chris Kannady, who begins moving through the day’s agenda with a hurried voice, like a bored auctioneer.

— rivka galchen, The New Yorker, "The Teachers’ Strike and the Democratic Revival in Oklahoma," 4 June 2017

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