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Besthunter Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Rush for time

In an exercise, I had to choose between "rush for time" and "chase for
time" to complete a sentence. My teacher said the correct answer is
"rush for time". I can not find the definition of that idiom in
dictionaries, can anyone here help me?
  

Top answer

In that form it seems a little odd, Besthunter. I would like to see the sentence. These are common idiomatic forms: I was rushed for time , so I couldn't get a haircut today.

— Mister Micawber

  • In that form it seems a little odd, Besthunter.
  • I would like to see the sentence.
  • These are common idiomatic forms: I was rushed for time , so I couldn't get a haircut today.
  • I was in a rush for time , so I couldn't get a haircut today.
  • It means 'in a hurry', 'pressed for time'.
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In that form it seems a little odd, Besthunter. I would like to see the sentence. These are common idiomatic forms:

I was rushed for time, so I couldn't get a haircut today.
I was in a rush for time, so I couldn't get a haircut today.

It means 'in a hurry', 'pressed for time'.
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The sentence is somewhat like:
- Because she had little time in the exam, she had to rush for time.
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Does it do anything better to say:
- Because she had little time in the exam, she had to chase for time.
- Because she had little time in the exam, she had to hurry for time.
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Because she had little time in the exam, she had to chase for time.
- Because she had little time in the exam, she had to hurry for time.
No, those are no good.
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