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
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
How words are described
| better | better hurry | better stop |
| big | big hurry | big stop |
| great | great hurry | great stop |
| major | major hurry | major stop |
| Other adjectives: immediate. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Soon uncovering a dark secret, Daud must hurry to stop a sinister plan that would shake the very foundations of Dunwall.
Source: Video Game / Dishonored -
However, their (very reluctant) benefactor, Hilda, tossed them out in a hurry without telling them what things did, leading them to ravage their city trying to stop their first crime.
Source: How Do I Shot Web? -
The crew of the Destiny often harvests foods from alien planets they stop by, simply because they're going to run out of Earth food in a hurry without any way to replenish it.
Source: No Biochemical Barriers
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