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hurry up and wait

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To hurry to complete a task or arrive at a destination by a specified time, only for nothing to happen, due to other requirements that have yet to be satisfied.

humorous, idiomatic

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

hurry up the cakes hurry-scurried hurry-scurrying hurry-skurried hurry-skurries hurry-skurry

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