on the hurry up

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Prepositional phrase[edit]

on the hurry up

  1. (UK, law enforcement, slang) At top speed; as fast as possible.
    • 2018, Alice Vinten, On the Line: Life – and death – in the Metropolitan Police:
      'Read the CAD as you go – on the hurry up please. Need you there as soon as possible. Make sure you let Control know when you're on scene.'

References[edit]

  • Tony Thorne (2014) “on the hurry-up”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  […]: Bloomsbury
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