mad rush

Idioms  

1. A wild hurry, as in I was in a mad rush to get to the bank on time to cash my check, or Why the mad rush? We have lots of time before the concert starts. The use of in a rush for “being in a hurry” dates from the second half of the 1800s, and mad, for “frenzied,” serves merely as an intensifier.

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Example Sentences

The release of OpenClaw—a platform that allows users to create virtual personal assistants that can do tasks in the real world—gave a glimpse of the mad rush for agentic AI computing power to come.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

As the clock counted down to 16:00, Tianna Hunkins braced herself for a mad rush.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

As the lake grew deeper and wider, some landowners in the basin embarked on a mad rush to protect their interests.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

But “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a mad rush of originality with “Raccacoonie” strapped to its head, is surely beloved for daring to be different.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

In fact, in the mad rush, numerous items had been dropped or haphazardly buried by the saboteurs.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple