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Definition of not in any/a hurry

: feeling no need to move, act, or go quickly

She wasn't in a hurry to leave.

They're not in any hurry to get married.

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: to carry or cause to go with haste
: to impel to rash or precipitate action
: to impel to greater speed : prod

: disturbed or disorderly activity : commotion
: agitated and often bustling or disorderly haste
: a state of eagerness or urgency : rush

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