in no hurry

idiom

: feeling no need to move, act, or go quickly
Our guests were in no hurry to leave.
They're in no hurry to have children.
I'm in no (particular/big/great) hurry to go to the dentist.

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Ishiba’s Japan is proving to be in no hurry to conclude another bilateral deal with Trump World less than six years after the last one. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 The conferences that benefited last year — the Big 12 and Mountain West — and were likely to benefit again in 2025 — the ACC — from the original format were in no hurry to make the change. Chris Vannini, New York Times, 22 May 2025 This year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has repeated that the central bank is in no hurry to cut interest rates, and the Fed is widely telegraphed to hold interest rates steady at the conclusion of its two-day meeting, on March 19. Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025 But Yamanaka is admirably in no hurry to simplify or explain what Kana is still sorting out for herself. Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in no hurry

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“In no hurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20no%20hurry. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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