What is another way to say hurry up?
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What is another way to say hurry up?
What is another word for hurry-up?
| make haste | dash |
|---|---|
| sprint | gallop |
| hurry up | run |
| scoot | scutter |
| speed up | tear |
What are idioms for fast?
Quick idioms
- as quick as a flash, as quick as lightning. Someone who is as quick as a flash (or as quick as lightning) is simply very fast.
- quick off the mark.
- quick on the uptake.
- quick on the trigger (or quick on the draw)
- a quick fix.
Is in a hurry an idiom?
Idiom: in a hurry.
What is the idiom for immediately?
get (one’s) tail (somewhere) An adverb indicating speed (such as “fast” or “immediately”) is often used after “somewhere.” You better get your tail in there—Mom’s looking for you. I heard the bell ring and got my tail inside immediately. See also: get, tail. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Do something very quickly idiom?
To do something in two shakes of a lamb’s tail means to do it very quickly. “Wait for me. I’ll be ready in two shakes (of a lamb’s tail).”
What is a simile for quick?
Also, quick as a bunny or a flash. Very speedily, as in He was out of here quick as a wink, or She answered, quick as a bunny. These similes have largely replaced the earlier quick as lightning, although quick as a flash no doubt alludes to it (also see like greased lightning), and quick as thought, now obsolete.
What type of phrase is in a hurry?
Prepositional phrase (adverbial) This term needs a definition.
What does the idiom in a nutshell mean?
Concisely, in a few words, as in Here’s our proposal—in a nutshell, we want to sell the business to you. This hyperbolic expression alludes to the Roman writer Pliny’s description of Homer’s Iliad being copied in so tiny a hand that it could fit in a nutshell.
What’s a word for acting quickly?
Some common synonyms of speedy are expeditious, fast, fleet, hasty, quick, rapid, and swift. While all these words mean “moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity,” speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment and may also suggest unusual velocity.
Do it quickly idioms?
What are the synonyms for hastily?
synonyms for hastily
- carelessly.
- hurriedly.
- nimbly.
- prematurely.
- promptly.
- quickly.
- speedily.
- suddenly.
How would you describe leaving in a hurry?
“This forced the militants to leave in a hurry fearing retaliation by residents from nearby villages.”…What is another word for leave in a hurry?
| light out | bolt |
|---|---|
| run for it | take to flight |
| abscond | depart |
| escape | head |
| leave | make |
What is the meaning of the idiom in full swing?
phrase. If something is in full swing, it is operating fully and is no longer in its early stages.
What does the idiom red herring mean?
a misleading clue
something intended to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand; a misleading clue.
What type of phrase is very quickly?
Adverb Phrase
Now we will say a little more about each of the five phrase types….
| Phrase Type | Head | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Adverb Phrase | Adverb | [very quickly] |
| Prepositional Phrase | Preposition | [in the garden] |
What is another way to say quick?
WORDS RELATED TO QUICK
- hasty.
- hurried.
- jerky.
- precipitate.
- precipitous.
- quick.
- rushing.
- sudden.
What is another word for fast and easy?
Some common synonyms of speedy are expeditious, fast, fleet, hasty, quick, rapid, and swift.
What’s another word for carelessly?
1 inattentive, incautious, unwary, indiscreet, reckless. 2 inaccurate, negligent. 3 unthoughtful, unmindful.
What does too hasty mean?
2 : acting too quickly : overly eager or impatient realized he had been hasty in quitting his job. 3 : exhibiting a lack of careful thought or consideration : precipitate, rash We don’t want to make any hasty decisions.
