in a hurry

English

Prepositional phrase

Rushed, hurried; short of time.
I can’t stop now. I'm in a hurry.

Usage notes

Although it is not comparable, hurry can be qualified using in a great hurry, in more of a hurry, etc.

Translations

rushed, hurried; short of time

Bulgarian: нетърпеливо (bg) (netǎrpelivo)
French: en hâte, pressé (fr)
German: in Eile; es eilig haben (be in a hurry)

Irish: faoi dheifir; deifir a bheith ort (be in a hurry)
Ngazidja Comorian: na fidjo

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