Hurry
Hurry verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: if we hurry, we'll make the four o'clock train
Nearby Word: hurried
Step
Step verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: many people wanted to linger before the president's bier, but guards kept the line of mourners stepping forward
How words are described
| particular | particular hurry | particular step |
| real | real hurry | real step |
| big | big hurry | big step |
| great | great hurry | great step |
| Other adjectives: huge, slight, major, tremendous, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
| history | hurry history | step history |
Both words in one sentence
- Betty Hutton's "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry" rhymes "all sing" with "waltzing," "two-step" with "goose-step" and "Pavlova" with "move over."
Source: Painful Rhyme -
Sleepy Time: A security robot that is normally asleep, but if you should step into his surrounding light without sneaking (only possible with SpongeBob), it will angrily awake and will quickly use a homing laser to chew off your health in a hurry.
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