to hurry up
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/ˈhɝi ˈʌp/
British pronunciation
/ˈhʌri ˈʌp/

Definition & Meaning of "hurry up"

to hurry up
[phrase form: hurry]
01

to act more quickly because there is not much time

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to hurry up definition and meaning
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He does n’t need to hurry up as he ’s already finished his work.
Hurry up, your friends are waiting for you outside.
02

to make a particular thing such as an event, action, etc. happen faster

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With the unexpected early arrival of guests, the event planners had to hurry up the setup process to ensure everything was ready.
We need to hire more staff to hurry up the production process.
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