Apurando (en. Hurrying)

/apuˈɾando/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To speed up a process or activity.

He was hurrying his work to be able to leave early.

Estaba apurando su trabajo para poder salir temprano.

To pressure someone to do something faster.

Don’t rush me, I need to think carefully about what I’m going to say.

No me apures, necesito pensar bien lo que voy a decir.

To consume something quickly.

Today we're going to rush lunch because there is a meeting.

Hoy vamos a apurar el almuerzo porque hay una reunión.

From the verb apurar, which comes from the Latin 'appurare'.

hastening the pace

To go faster in an activity.

apurando el paso

to hurry

To accelerate the completion of an action.

apurarse

racing against time

To do something quickly due to lack of time.

apurando el tiempo

apuración

Act of hurrying.

apuración

apurador

Person who hurries.

apurador

apuro

Situation of hurry or urgency.

apuro

To intensively speed up someone’s life.

He is always rushing; it seems he doesn’t know what it means to relax.

Siempre está apurando, parece que no sabe lo que es relajarse.

To do things quickly without paying attention.

Don’t be hasty, review your work before submitting it.

No seas apurado, revisa tu trabajo antes de entregarlo.