hurry-up
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hurry-up
First recorded in 1885–90; adj. use of verb phrase hurry up
Example Sentences
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“I want us to move to a hurry-up offense,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
For example, John Nowak, founder of Alo Financial Planning in suburban Chicago, has a client who is poised for $48,000 in tax savings this year with a hurry-up approach.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Then they did their hurry-up, ran up to the line and snapped the ball. You almost think in that amount of time somebody could have looked at it and saw if it was incomplete.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
That prompted questions about whether the Bucs might consider expanded use of a hurry-up package to jumpstart an offense scoring just 18.1 points per game.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
“Nope. Ferro put us to work on hurry-up mine projects after he heard about the strike.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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