Meaning
「Hurry up」は、誰かに急ぐように促す表現です。例えば、時間が迫っているときや、予定に遅れそうなときに使われます。日本語では「急いで」や「急げ」という意味になります。
日常会話で頻繁に使われるフレーズで、友人や家族に対してカジュアルに使われることが多いです。しかし、ビジネスシーンなどのフォーマルな場面では少し控えめに使う方がよいでしょう。
例文としては、「Hurry up, we are going to be late!(急いで、遅れちゃうよ!)」のように使われます。このように「Hurry up」は、時間に余裕がない状況を伝えるための便利な表現です。
Today's Sentences
01
You’ll be late if you don’t hurry up.
Situation
We just got our bags checked in.
You’ll be late if you don’t hurry up.
Are we that late?
Yes, I think the gates'll close pretty soon.
02
I wish she would hurry up.
Situation
Who are you calling?
My friend.
I wish she would hurry up and answer the phone.
彼女が早く電話に出てくれたらいいのに。
She’s probably not at home or just busy.
I guess I’ll just text her instead.
Writer's Note
"Hurry up" is an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb.
- Intransitive: It doesn’t require a direct object to complete its meaning.
Example 1: I wish the bus would hurry up.
Example 2: Hurry up with that pen, I really need to borrow it! - Inseparable: "Hurry up" is inseparable in most cases. You shouldn’t place an object between the verb hurry and the particle up.
Example 1: Hurry up or we’ll miss the bus.
Example 2: Hurry up or you won't be able to keep up!
Example 1: I wish the bus would hurry up.
Example 2: Hurry up with that pen, I really need to borrow it!
例1: Hurry up さもないとバスに乗り遅れます。
例2: Hurry up さもないと追いつけませんよ!
Related words: Be quick, get a move on, hustle, lose no time, make haste, make time, run, rush, speed
