hurried

Everyday

1. Hurried means done quickly because there is not much time: «a hurried breakfast». tree →
2. Hurried is the past of hurry: moved or acted fast. tree →
3. Rushed and sometimes careless because of speed. tree →

In the lessons

Used in stories and everyday life: «hurried to school», «a hurried note», «hurried footsteps». It tells the reader someone was short of time or in a rush.

Examples

• We ate a hurried breakfast and ran for the bus. tree →
• She hurried home before the rain. tree →
• He wrote a hurried note to his mum. tree →
• Hurried footsteps came down the corridor. tree →
• His hurried work had lots of mistakes. tree →
• The children hurried into the hall. tree →
• So away he hurried to the Crane. tree →

Note

Spelling: hurry → hurried (y changes to i before -ed); hurrying keeps the y. Adverb: hurriedly. Doing schoolwork in a hurried way often means more mistakes; check your answers.

In Jewish tradition

Swept away quickly, here by God's anger.

Interpretation. The Psalm is traditionally linked to Moses. It reflects on how short human life is next to God's anger and eternity.

Examples

• For we are consumed in Thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we hurried away. (Writings PSA.90.7, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Spelling: hurry → hurried (y changes to i before -ed); hurrying keeps the y. Adverb: hurriedly. Doing schoolwork in a hurried way often means more mistakes; check your answers.