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The feeling of being late, manufactured by the gap between you and your phone.
means To move or act with rushed urgency because there isn't enough time.
from Of murky origin — it surfaces in English in the 1500s, likely imitative in spirit, echoing words like 'hurr' and 'whir' that mimic the sound of rapid, bustling motion. Possibly related to Scandinavian words for whirling or confusion, but no confirmed ancestor exists; etymologists generally shrug and call it echoic rather than borrowed.
- origin
- possibly imitative, like the sound of rushing
- paradox
- hurrying often makes tasks take longer, via mistakes
- biology
- triggers the same cortisol spike as real danger
- linguistic cousin
- related to harry, meaning to harass