hurry

/ˈhər-ē/

perhaps from Middle English horyen

verb

  1. to carry or cause to go with haste

  2. to impel to rash or precipitate action

  3. to impel to greater speed : prod

hurry them to the hospital

that hard-to-be-governed passion of youth hurried me frequently into intrigues with low women

noun

  1. disturbed or disorderly activity : commotion

  2. agitated and often bustling or disorderly haste

  3. a state of eagerness or urgency : rush

the incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life … seem to prevent, or at least discourage, quiet and intense thinking

haste hurry speed expedition dispatch mean quickness in movement or action. haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness. hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion.

noun

  1. a confused rush : turmoil