Hurry
Hurry verb - To cause to move or proceed fast or faster.
Usage example: the new nurses were hurried through the orientation program because they were so desperately needed on the ward
Nearby Word: hurried
Stay
Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Both words in one sentence
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She's no longer in any hurry to do so since she has fallen in love with and married Memphis, and even wished to stay with him.
Source: Manga / Ouke no Monshou - Finally she tells him to hurry because she "can't stay brave forever." That's when he tells her to go.
Source: Get It Over With -
The reason why humans are in such a hurry is that humans are afraid they'll start worshiping butterflies if they stay too long.
Source: Humans Are Cthulhu
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