# hurried

Pronunciation: US say "HUR-eed" /ˈhɝid/; UK say "HU-reed" /ˈhʌɹid/

## Adjective

1. Carried out too quickly, with little time or care.
   - Simple: Done quickly because there is not enough time.
   - _The report had a hurried quality, full of small mistakes._
   - _After a hurried goodbye at the gate, he vanished into the crowd._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of hurry. — simple past and past participle of hurry
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of hurry. Use this form for something that happened before now.
   - _The waiter hurried between tables during the busy lunch rush._
   - _They had hurried home before the storm broke._

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