hurry
verb (used without object)
to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed byup ).
am hurrying
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present progressiveof hurry (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I know there is concern that I am hurrying too much to move the presidential office,” Mr. Yoon said at a news conference on Sunday.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
And now, on an overcast, humid morning, I am hurrying to meet her in downtown Toronto, through streets that seem a cross between Dalston and Cape Cod.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2013
"I dream I am hurrying down a street," he told his brother.
From Time Magazine Archive
To speak honestly," he continued, extending his hand to the count, "I thought you meant to jest with me of my veritable heart's dear; for it is no stone-bride I am hurrying on to see.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
As all the first impression is sold, I am hurrying out another, with a new preface, which I will send you.
From Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II by Horace Walpole
