hurry up
used for telling someone to do something more quickly
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Ways of telling someone to hurry
come on
used for telling someone to hurry
get a move on
used for telling someone to hurry
there’s no time to lose
used for telling someone to hurry
get/put your skates on
used for telling someone to hurry
what are you waiting for?
used for telling someone that they should do something immediately, and not delay
there’s no time to wait
used for saying that you must do something immediately
snap to it
used for telling someone to do something immediately
jump to it
used for ordering someone to do something immediately
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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