in a hurry
Racing the clock
In a hurry describes someone pressed for time or eager to move quickly: I can't talk now—I'm in a hurry.
The phrase often implies impatience or haste that may lead to carelessness: Mistakes happen when you're in a hurry.
Someone not in any hurry feels no urgency and may be deliberately slow.
- rushingRapid forward movement
- in a rushPressed for time
- on the doubleImmediately and quickly
- make it snappyDemand for haste
- step on itUrging someone to hurry
sprinting · chop-chop · scrambling · deadline · impatience · dashing · rush hour · scurrying · emergency · bolting · pressed for time · against the clock · beat the clock · no time to lose · in the nick of time · time crunch · bustling · speeding
- Speed Expressionsin a flash, quick as a flash, in no time, lickety-split, lickety split
pace and urgency
in a hurryat leisure
Unoccupied and unhurried
leisurely · unhurried · taking one's time · slowly · at a snail's pace