rush
verb (used without object)
to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
are rushing
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present progressiveof rush.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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The strike threat comes as retailers are rushing in final end-of-year merchandise for the holiday shopping season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Critical vulnerabilities in PHP — a commonly used programming language — that website operators are rushing to patch are also concerns among managers he’s speaking to.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The passage of time hasn’t softened anyone’s read, and few people are rushing to publicly declare their love for the show in 2026.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
For some, mRNA seemed like the biotech investment play of yesteryear, but on the heels of Moderna and Merck’s new mRNA cancer treatment, investors are rushing back in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Already at 6 a.m. people in Phnom Penh are rushing and bumping into each other on dusty, narrow side streets.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
