Hurry and Lack

Hurry

Hurry verb - To cause to move or proceed fast or faster.

Lack and hurry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lack" instead a verb "Hurry".

Nearby Word: hurried

Lack

Lack verb - Be without.

Hurry and lack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurry" instead a verb "Lack".

Nearby Words: lacking, lacked

How words are described

real real hurry real lack
extreme extreme hurry extreme lack
great great hurry great lack
huge huge hurry huge lack
Other adjectives: terrible, apparent.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Neogicia He also speculates that after Sirius Lucans died of old age at more than a thousand years old, Keynn may have reached the point of becoming sterile, hence his lack of hurry for having a child.
  • Clone Degeneration aka: Clone Degradation Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis suffers this, and one of the main complaints about the film is that he displays a bizarre lack of urgency over the fact that he has just a few days left to live if he doesn't complete his plan, while his not-dying ally urges him to hurry things along.
  • Film / Pretty Woman During her first night with Edward, Vivian's impatient with his lack of urgency to get to the sex part, asking if they can just "hurry this along." This prompts Edward to ask for her rate for the whole night so she can finally relax.
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