rush fee

Speed costs extra

A rush fee is an extra charge for expedited service—getting something done faster than standard turnaround allows.

Common in printing, shipping, legal filings, and creative services: The designer charged a $200 rush fee to finish the logo by Friday.

The fee compensates for the disruption of jumping the queue or working outside normal hours.

Opposites
urgency pricing

rush feestandard rate

Default pricing level

regular price · base rate · discount · base price · flat rate

urgency/timing premium

rush feestandard rate

Default pricing level

standard delivery · ground shipping

Family

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