كيف تنطق "hurry up and wait"

expression

US

HURR-ee UP and WAIT

UK

HURR-ee UP and WAIT

التعريف

This phrase describes a situation where you are told to rush to do something, only to have to wait afterwards, often in a frustrating or inefficient way.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhɝi/ /ˈəp/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈweɪt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈʌɹi/ /ˈʌp/ /ˈænd/ /wˈeɪt

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

HURR-ee UP and WAIT

بريطاني

HURR-ee UP and WAIT

استمع في السياق

We hurry up and wait every morning at the busy train station.

At the doctor's office, it's always hurry up and wait.

The teacher told us to hurry up and wait before the field trip started.

It's such a pain when you hurry up and wait at airports—rush to your gate, then just sit there for an hour.