Synonyms for hurry

noun

1. The press of time

   rush, drive, scurry, dash, push, precipitateness, hustle*.

2. Confusion

   bustle, flurry, fluster; see confusion 2.

3. Haste

   dispatch, expedition, rush; see speed. See syn. study at haste.

verb

1. To act hastily

   hasten, be quick, make haste, bestir oneself, bustle, rush, make short work of, scoot, work at high speed, dash on, hurry about, bundle on, run off, sally, work under pressure, hurry up, lose no time, make time, speed, act on a moment's notice, turn on the steam*, step on the gas*, get cracking*, don't spare the horses*, step on it*, fly about*, put on a burst of speed*, dig out*, dart to and fro*, race one's motor*, floor it*, shake a leg*.

   Antonyms delay*, lose time, procrastinate.

2. To move rapidly

   fly, bustle, dash off; see race 1, run 2.

3. To urge others

   push, spur, goad on; see drive 1, goad, urge 2.