rush

rush
▪ I. rush rush 1 [rʌʆ] verb
1. [intransitive] to move or go somewhere very quickly and in large amounts:
rush into

• Foreign capital is rushing into Asia at an incredible rate.

2. [intransitive, transitive] to do something too quickly, especially so that you do not have time to do it carefully or well:

• There's plenty of time — we don't need to rush.

• The company chose not to rush development of the new engine.

3. rush to do something to do something eagerly and without delay:

• Investors are rushing to buy bonds.

4. [transitive] to take or send something somewhere very quickly, especially because of an unexpected problem:

• We had to rush the backup disk to the office.

• Volkswagen rushed in its bid early.

5. [transitive] to try to make someone do something more quickly than they want to:

• I'm sorry to rush you, but we need a decision by Friday.

rush somebody into doing something

• Don't let them rush you into signing the contract.

rush into something phrasal verb [transitive]
to get involved in something without taking enough time to think carefully about it:

• Some firms rushed blindly into unsuitable mergers.

rush something → out phrasal verb [transitive] COMMERCE
to make a new product, book etc available for sale very quickly:

• We had to rush out extra copies of the manual.

rush something → through phrasal verb [transitive]
to deal with official or government business more quickly than usual:

• The Senate rushed through a $28 billion transportation bill.

  [m0] ▪ II. rush rush 2 noun
1. [singular, uncountable] a situation in which you need to hurry:

• We don't see any rush or urgency to buy right now.

• They are in no rush to make a deal.

2. [singular] when a lot of people suddenly try to do or get something:
rush for

• We're going to see a big rush for Western goods.

rush on

• a rush on swimsuits in the hot weather

rush to do something

• The rush to buy shares did not last long.

3. [singular] the time in the day, month, year etc when a place or group of people are particularly busy:

• The cafe is quiet until the lunchtime rush.

• the Christmas rush

— see also gold-rush

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rush UK US /rʌʃ/ verb
► [I] to move or go somewhere very quickly: rush to/into/out of sth »

Rescue workers rushed to the site of the chemical fire.

► [I or T] to do something very quickly: »

We can't rush the process.

 »

They've asked us to rush delivery of the credit card machines.

 »

Please do the work carefully and do not rush.

Ⅱ.
rush UK US /rʌʃ/ noun [S]
► the state of hurrying somewhere: be in a rush (to do sth) »

He was in a rush to get to the meeting.

 »

In my rush to get home, I left my laptop on my desk.

► a time when a lot of people are leaving one place and going to another, for example leaving work to go to lunch, go home, etc.: »

the morning/lunchtime/evening rush

► a time when many people try to buy something: a rush for sth »

The museums offered a bargain family membership, prompting a rush for the ticket counter.

 a rush on sth »

There was a rush on disposable cameras.

► a sudden movement towards something: make a rush at/for sth »

He made a rush at the door.

→ See also GOLD RUSH(Cf. ↑gold rush)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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