on the hurry up
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (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