hustle up
phrasal verb
hustled up; hustling up; hustles up
US, informal
: to quickly get or find (something)
I'll try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game.
Let's see if we can hustle up some lunch.
Examples of hustle up in a Sentence
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The bus hustles up Interstate 65 to the Lafayette Square Mall and picks up two more passengers, joining Wilson, 39, on the morning commute.
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Jake Allen, IndyStar, 9 July 2025
Shohei Ohtani drove in one run on a ground ball to second, hustling up the line to avoid the double play.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Then the Padres hustled up two runs in the ninth inning, both driven in by a two-out double by Luis Arraez, who is playing through a sore knee.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Outside of the apparel supply chain, Apple is hustling up to get out in front of the tariffs, having already shipped five planes of iPhones and other goods from India to the U.S. in late March.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
Clipboard-wielding volunteers on Sunday tried to hustle up signatures for access to Colorado’s ballot from attendees at the rally.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
McCaffrey took a short pass and hustled up the sideline for a 24-yard gain, and Purdy, running to his right, connected with Kyle Juszczyk for a diving 13-yard catch along the sideline.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Eventually, the nominees were hustled up a staircase into the Death Star-resembling David Geffen Theatre.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jake Allen, IndyStar, 9 July 2025
Shohei Ohtani drove in one run on a ground ball to second, hustling up the line to avoid the double play.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Then the Padres hustled up two runs in the ninth inning, both driven in by a two-out double by Luis Arraez, who is playing through a sore knee.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Outside of the apparel supply chain, Apple is hustling up to get out in front of the tariffs, having already shipped five planes of iPhones and other goods from India to the U.S. in late March.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
Clipboard-wielding volunteers on Sunday tried to hustle up signatures for access to Colorado’s ballot from attendees at the rally.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
McCaffrey took a short pass and hustled up the sideline for a 24-yard gain, and Purdy, running to his right, connected with Kyle Juszczyk for a diving 13-yard catch along the sideline.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Eventually, the nominees were hustled up a staircase into the Death Star-resembling David Geffen Theatre.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Hustle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hustle%20up. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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