to hurry, to rush, to hasten
1. to increase speed; to move or act quickly
We need to hurry if we want to catch the train.
Precisamos apressar se queremos pegar o trem.
2. to urge someone to go faster or do something more quickly
The teacher hurried the students to finish their exam.
A professora apressou os alunos para terminarem a prova.
3. to accelerate a process or event
We are trying to hasten the completion of the project.
Estamos tentando apressar a conclusão do projeto.
NYC Slang
move it, step it up, hustle
Related Idioms & Phrases
apressar o passo - to quicken one's pace
apressar a morte - to hasten one's death
apressar as coisas - to speed things up
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