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hurry, haste

n. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"

haste, hurry, rush, rushing

n. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation

n. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

rush, hurry

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate

v. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

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speed, velocity

n. distance travelled per unit time

speed, swiftness, fastness

n. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"

haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation

n. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

explosion

n. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

sack

n. the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"

speed, velocity

n. distance travelled per unit time

haste, hurry, rush, rushing

n. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

alacrity, briskness, smartness

n. liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"

dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness

n. the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

rush, hurry

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate

v. act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

streak

v. run naked in a public place

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

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delay, detain, hold up

v. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard

v. lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"

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