Definition

Verb: - To move or proceed very quickly; to hurry or speed along a path or course.

Usage

This verb describes the action of moving with great haste or urgency. It is often used when someone or something is moving rapidly, typically due to time constraints, excitement, or an emergency. It can be used both literally (physical movement) and figuratively (progress of events).

Examples

• Literal Movement:
  • We had to rush along the corridor to make it to the meeting on time.
  • The river rushes along its course after the heavy rain.
• Figurative Progress:
  • Once the decision was made, the plans for the event rushed along without delay.

Advanced Usage

• "to rush someone/something along": To cause someone or something to proceed more quickly; to hurry a process or person.
  • The manager rushed the project along to meet the deadline.
  • I don't want to rush you along, but we really must leave soon.

Variants and Related Words

• Rush (verb): To move, act, or progress with speed or urgency.
  • Don't rush; we have plenty of time.
• Rushed (adjective): Done or completed too hurriedly.
  • The rushed job was full of errors.

Synonyms

• Hurry: To move or act with haste.
• Speed: To move quickly.
• Race: To move or progress at full speed.
• Dash: To run or travel quickly.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Rush into: To start something hastily without proper thought.
  • Don't rush into a decision you might regret.
• Rush out: To leave a place very quickly.
  • He rushed out of the house when he heard the alarm.
• Rush through: To complete or process something very quickly, often too quickly.
  • They rushed the bill through parliament.

Related Idioms

• Rush headlong: To proceed very quickly and without caution.
  • He rushed headlong into the new business venture.
• In a rush: Needing to hurry; being short of time.
  • Sorry, I can't talk now—I'm in a rush.

Verb

1. move fast
   • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
   • The cars raced down the street