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Synonyms
hur·ry (hûŕē, hŭŕ-)

[Possibly Middle English horien, perhaps variant of harien, to harass; see harry.]

verb: -ried, -ry·ing, -ries. 

intransitive verb 

To move or act with speed or haste.

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school.
  2. To cause to move or act with undue haste; rush: was hurried into marriage.
  3. To speed the progress or completion of; expedite. See synonyms at speed

noun: pl., -ries. 

  1. The act or an instance of hurrying; hastened progress.
  2. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste. See synonyms at haste
  3. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave.

derivatives

huŕri·er
noun