Hurry
Start
Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
How words are described
| better | better hurry | better start |
| real | real hurry | real start |
| big | big hurry | big start |
| great | great hurry | great start |
| Other adjectives: huge, slight. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Dragon's Lair, every room is basically Press X to Not Die, so one's demise can occur in a hurry—even if you DO start out with three lives.
Source: Press Start to Game Over - Sam's employer urges him to hurry lest the Mongolian adapts to our world well enough to start conquering it.
Source: Villains Blend in Better -
As Set is in Phoenix, Arizona, and they start off in Egypt, they are in a bit of a hurry.
Source: Race Against the Clock
Cite this Source
Start and Hurry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurry/start
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