急(いそ)ぐ

いそぐ
verb (godan)
to hurry, to rush
1. to hurry, to rush
To move or act quickly because of limited time. Can be used intransitively (to be in a hurry) or transitively (to hurry something along).
急(いそ)いでください。
Please hurry.
急(いそ)いで is the te-form, commonly used as 'quickly'
電車(でんしゃ)に遅(おく)れるから、急(いそ)がなければならない。
I'll miss the train, so I have to hurry.
急(いそ)いで朝(あさ)ごはんを食(た)べた。
I ate breakfast in a hurry.
急(いそ)いで + verb = do something hurriedly

TRANSITIVITY: Both 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive) and 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Pattern: 急(いそ)ぐ (hurry, be in a hurry—intransitive) / Xを急(いそ)ぐ (hurry X along—transitive, less common).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing state. 急(いそ)いでいる = 'is in a hurry' or 'is rushing.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 急(いそ)いで (in a hurry—te-form used adverbially)
  • 急(いそ)がなくてもいい (don't need to hurry)
  • 急(いそ)いでいる (is in a hurry)
  • 仕事(しごと)を急(いそ)ぐ (hurry the work along)

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 急(いそ)ぎの用事(ようじ) (urgent business)
  • お急(いそ)ぎですか (Are you in a hurry? - polite)

CAUTION: 急(いそ)ぐ implies physical hurrying. For 'time is running out' or 'urgent,' use 急(きゅう) (na-adjective) instead.

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Added 2026.1.8 19:45 · Revised 2026.3.7 8:21
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