in a hurry

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: without delay : as rapidly as possible

the police got there in a hurry

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If the seller learns the buyer is funded, in a hurry or already committed to the name, the price can move quickly. — Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 As my colleague Jonathan Chait detailed in an essay earlier last week, this DSA isn’t just liberalism in a hurry. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The Valkyries’ offensive droughts this season have largely come in the third quarter, and the Liberty have the talent to put up points in a hurry. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

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