Being in a hurry idioms

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To be in a hurryto be in a rush to do something

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Joy packed his luggage in a rush

trying to catch the last flight home.

To run lateto be behind schedule

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Natalia has been waiting at the bus

stop for a while. Her bus is running late.

To be pressed for timeto hardly have time to do something

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I was pressed for time to file my taxes before the

deadline so I stayed up all night.

To get cracking(informal) used to tell someone to hurry, to

start working/doing something

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Come on, Jane! You have to do your laundry before the weekend, get cracking!

Before you know itused to say that something happens very quickly and when you are not expecting it

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Sam, you’ve got to finish your breakfast because the bus is going to be here before you even know it.

Time is ticking away used to say to emphasize the enviable

passage of time

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It was Friday afternoon already. I still had errands to run. Time

was ticking away.

To race against the clockto work very quickly in order to do or finish

something before a certain time

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Emergency crews were racing against the clock to evacuate

earthquake victims from debris.