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Definition of hurry up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hurry up

phrasal verb
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hurry up (with something)
  1. to do something more quickly because there is not much time
    • I wish the bus would hurry up and come.
    • Hurry up! We're going to be late.
    • Hurry up with the scissors. I need them.
    • Hurry up or we'll be late!
hurry somebody/something up
  1. to make somebody do something more quickly; to make something happen more quickly
    • Can you do anything to hurry my order up?
See hurry up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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