Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurry up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
hur-ry up
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hurry; to increase the speed of doing something.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hurries up (present, singular) hurrying up (participle, present) hurried up (participle, past) hurried up (past)

Phrases

hurry up and wait hurry-up offense hurry-up wagon on the hurry up

Synonyms

get a move on get one's skates on hurry up the cakes

Questions

What does hurry up mean?
To hurry; to increase the speed of doing something.

How to pronounce hurry up

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