hurry up and wait
idiom
US, informal
—used to describe a situation in which one is forced to spend a lot of time waiting
My father says that all he did in the army was hurry up and wait.
—sometimes used as a noun phraseTraveling often involves a lot of hurry up and wait.
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The team can’t hurry up and wait to be a true contender, fielding half-measure rosters around Rafael Devers and Masataka Yoshida filled with patch-job veterans and open auditions for inchoate prospects.
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Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
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“Hurry up and wait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurry%20up%20and%20wait. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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