apressar

Senses

1. 1.

   to hurry, to rush, to hasten

   to make someone or something move or act faster

2. 2.

   to hurry up, to rush

   reflexive: to move or act quickly, to make haste

Examples

• "Não adianta apressar as coisas, tudo tem seu tempo."

  There's no point in rushing things, everything has its time.

• "Temos que nos apressar ou vamos perder o ônibus!"

  We have to hurry up or we'll miss the bus!

• "O chefe apressou a equipe para terminar o projeto antes do prazo."

  The boss rushed the team to finish the project before the deadline.

Usage

Very common verb, often used reflexively (apressar-se) meaning "to hurry oneself up." Common collocations include "apressar o passo" (to quicken one's pace) and "apressar a decisão" (to rush a decision). The pronominal form "se apressar" is more frequent in everyday speech than the transitive use.