in a hurry

phrase

: without delay : as rapidly as possible

the police got there in a hurry

Examples of in a hurry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any further struggles from here for USC’s defense could spiral in a hurry. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Slow but steady Central to the argument that the Fed needs to focus on inflation but doesn’t need to be in a hurry for another hike is the stable if unspectacular labor picture. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Nothing stops someone in a hurry from pasting a payroll appendix into a public chatbot for a summary. — Ethan Pham, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The Dodgers’ recent success, though, has changed the public’s perception of baseball’s competitive balance in a hurry. — Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above