unhurried
adjective
un·hur·ried
ˌən-ˈhər-ēd 
-ˈhə-rēd
: not hurried : leisurely
an unhurried pace
unhurriedly
adverb
Examples of unhurried in a Sentence
we cycled at an unhurried pace and saved our strength for the hills up ahead
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Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
In Vince Gilligan’s first new television project since Better Call Saul and the larger Breaking Bad universe, scenes unfold naturalistically, with characters performing tasks in real time, uncut and unhurried.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
In Turks and Caicos, this unhurried patience became my rhythm on land, too.
—Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
The film instead offers an intimate, unhurried exploration of human cruelty.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Unhurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhurried. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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unhurried
adjective
un·hur·ried
ˌən-ˈhər-ēd
-ˈhə-rēd
: not hurried : leisurely
an unhurried pace
unhurriedly
adverb
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