The concept of making every effort to arrive at a location ahead of the appointed time, with the expectation of having to wait upon arrival. The purpose behind the concept is that it builds a large amount of time into one's schedule, therefore accounting for unexpected occurrences.
When we went to the airport for our vacation, we followed the "hurry up and wait" philosophy, arriving several hours prior to our flight.
by FS3T22Love April 27, 2008
by Annoyed Dude September 1, 2009
Something the Korean liquor store owner says behind the bulletproof glass counter after you look around the store for too long.
Hurry up and buy. No trouble.
by OkabeRintarou April 24, 2019
A condition in which parents overschedule their children's lives, push them hard for academic success, and expect them to behave and react as miniature adults.
At 15 years old, Johnny doesn't have a good social life because he experienced hurried child syndrome.
by TheShealyWord November 21, 2010
Man: Dude, Larry was proposing to his girlfriend and he vomited on her legs. She said no!
Man 2: Oh my God, that went south in a hurry
Man 2: Oh my God, that went south in a hurry
by KnightofNerdom November 5, 2017
by Bern Harper III September 4, 2006
When you have a very limited time to consume large amounts of alcohol and you and/or your crew is successful in getting annihilated drunk in that time frame; usually done in a group setting where the common goal is that of drunken debauchery.
Man, did you hear that bar's happy hour is over at 6:30 now? We were totally caught off guard when we got there at 6. We had to go into the hurry-up offense to get it all in.
by AYM June 28, 2011