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    Apresuró (en. Hurried)

    /apɾeˈsuɾo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    English: To perform an action in haste.
    English: The actress hurried her arrival at the filming set.
    La actriz apresuró su llegada al set de filmación.
    English: To force a process to happen more quickly.
    English: I decided to expedite the delivery of the project to meet the deadline.
    Decidí apresurar la entrega del proyecto para cumplir el plazo.
    English: To expedite a procedure or process.
    English: The boss asked me to speed up the document review.
    El jefe me pidió que apresurara la revisión de documentos.

    Etymology

    English: From the verb "apresurar," which comes from the Latin 'praecŭrĕre,' meaning 'to advance.'

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    English: to hurry
    English: To act with haste or immediacy to complete a task.
    apresurarse
    English: there’s no need to hurry
    English: Indicates that it is not necessary to act quickly, suggesting calmness.
    no hay que apresurarse
    English: to quicken one's pace
    English: Means to move faster towards a place or in a task.
    apresurar el paso

    Related Words

    English: to hurry
    English: To make something happen faster.
    apresurar
    English: urgent
    English: That requires immediate attention.
    urgente
    English: rush
    English: State of needing to do something quickly.
    prisa

    Slang Meanings

    English: To do something hastily, without thinking.
    English: That decision was a hurried one.
    Esa decisión fue un apresuro.
    English: To be very busy and perform tasks quickly.
    English: Today I'm in a total rush.
    Hoy ando en un apresuro total.