HURRY in sign language

"Hurry" is the frantic attempt to get things done quickly, like trying to finish a five-course meal in five minutes, or trying to cram all your sign language studying for an exam into one night.

In that case, if you're a sign language student, unlike other courses, you better learn it regularly throughout the semester. It's not possible to crash in one night. A gem of advice. :)

ASL signs for HURRY

How to sign "hurry" in American Sign Language (ASL)?

Meaning: To move, proceed or act with haste; rush.

Pronunciation (sign description): Two horizontal "H" hands (handshape), fingers pointing out and palms facing each other (orientation) held in space (location), both move downward twice (movement).

Usage example: "Please hurry up."

Deaf signers sometimes convey variations of "hurry" and "hurry up" with facial expressions or intonation like "Go, go, go, hurry up!" and such.

Variation. It may mean more like "rush".

Pronunciation (sign description): Two horizontal "H" hands (handshape), fingers pointing out and palms facing each other (orientation) held in space (location), both move downward twice alternately (movement).

Usage example: "I was in rush and I missed the bus."

Vocabulary

A businessman was running late for his flight. He was in a RUSH to catch his check-in luggage that he tried to HASTEN his pace by power walking on the airport's moving walkway, but ended up going backwards instead. He tried to RACE the moving walkway, only to trip and fall face-first onto the ground. Suddenly, he felt a strong gust of wind. The moving walkway carries at breakneck SPEED and threw him toward the waiting area just in time.

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