hurry
verb
to do something or to move somewhere very quickly
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To do something quickly and/or easily
sail through
to do something, or to deal with something, very easily
gallop through
to do something very quickly
hurry up
to do something or move somewhere more quickly
toss off
to do something quickly, easily, and without much effort
rattle through
to do or say something quickly because you want to finish it as soon as you can
not hang around
to start doing something immediately
hasten to do something
to do or say something very quickly without waiting
do something standing on your head
to do something very easily and very well
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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