Hurry and Start

Hurry

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

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

Nearby Word: hurried

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

Hurry and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurry" instead a verb "Start".

Mutual synonyms

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

process hurry process start process
end hurry end start end
journey hurry journey start journey

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.
  • Sam's employer urges him to hurry lest the Mongolian adapts to our world well enough to start conquering it.
  • Race Against the Clock As Set is in Phoenix, Arizona, and they start off in Egypt, they are in a bit of a hurry.
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