Synonyms of in a hurry

in a hurry

phrase

as in quickly

with great speed

They left in a hurry upon receiving the phone call.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quickly
• soon
• quick
• rapidly
• swiftly
• fast
• hot
• hastily
• full tilt
• promptly
• immediately
• swift
• like a shot
• in short order
• like wildfire
• at full tilt
• speedily
• at full throttle
• briskly
• double-quick
• by leaps and bounds
• posthaste
• presto
• pronto
• apace
• hell-for-leather
• a mile a minute
• lickety-split
• chop-chop
• readily
• snappily
• fleetly
• abruptly
• like gangbusters
• suddenly
• rashly
• recklessly
• vigorously
• impulsively
• impetuously
• energetically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• slow
• deliberately
• sluggishly
• lingeringly
• leisurely
• ploddingly
• laggardly
• belatedly
• tardily
• delinquently

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in a hurry

After a promising start, with a takeaway on the Bears’ first possession, the wheels came off Ejiro Evero’s defense in a hurry. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Overhead, airplanes screech across a fat blue sky in a hurry to who knows where. — Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

In the process, the room itself is illuminated, revealing a workshop deserted in a hurry by its artisans, clay, sawdust, fabric, paper, and paint scattered across the atelier workbenches. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026

For now, the VIX futures curve is sloped healthily upward into coming months, but things can shift in a hurry. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026