hurry up
Pick up pace
Hurry up is a command or urging to move faster or act more quickly: Hurry up, we're going to be late!
As a phrasal verb, it means to increase speed or hasten: We need to hurry things up if we're going to finish on time.
The phrase carries impatience—it's what you say when someone is taking too long.
- chop-chopUrgent command for speed
- move itCommand to hurry
- step on itUrging someone to hurry
- make it snappyDemand for haste
- on the doubleImmediately and quickly
expedite · lickety-split · rush · in a rush · snap to it · haste · get a move on · shake a leg · pick up the pace · stat · hustle · get cracking · no time to lose · dash · sprint · urgency · quick · scramble
- hurry uprush, hustle, move it, get moving, come on
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- urgencyurgent, urgently, emergency, ASAP, stat
- Pinballflipper, flippers, bumper, bumpers, plunger
- Transactional Analysistransactions, strokes, scripts, games, structural analysis
speed/pace
hurry upslow down
Reduce pace or speed
take your time · dawdle · linger · drag your feet · loiter
urgency/pressure
hurry uprelax
Become less tense
take it easy · no rush · calm down · chill out · be patient