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.
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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.
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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.
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Similar to the saying don't worry be happy, but realizing the world is fucked & sometimes less is more.
When I started my new job, I was told by my co-workers, don't hurry be crappy.... so I set the bar low from day one. Best decision I ever made.
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