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hurry vs speed

speed vs hurry

hurry and speed both are nouns.

hurry and speed both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurry Yes No Yes No
speed Yes No Yes No
As nouns, speed is a hypernym of hurry; that is, speed is a word with a broader meaning than hurry:
  • hurry: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
  • speed: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
Other hypernyms of hurry include fastness, swiftness.
As verbs, hurry and speed are synonyms defined as:
  • hurry and speed: move very fast
Other synonyms of hurry include travel rapidly, zip.
hurry (noun) speed (noun)
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner changing location rapidly
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
distance travelled per unit time
hurry (verb) speed (verb)
act at high speed move faster
urge to an unnatural speed cause to move faster
move very fast move very fast
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
move hurridly
Difference between hurry and speed

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