mad rush

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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What’s more, the mad rush by businesses to invest in AI has turbocharged economic growth and further contributed to record stock gains.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

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 you can see, there's a bit of a mad rush as photographers swoop in to take his picture.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

In the mad rush to get on the plane first, things are getting even madder.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

Penelope could scarcely decide what to say first, and the whole story tumbled out in a mad rush.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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