hurry up and wait

hurry up and wait
in. to be alternately rushed and delayed in a hectic situation. (Often with the force of a modifier.)
I hate to hurry up and wait.
It’s always hurry up and wait around here.

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  • Hurry Up and Wait (song) — Infobox Single Name = Hurry Up and Wait Artist = Stereophonics from Album = Performance and Cocktails Released = 1999 Format = CD, 7 , MC Recorded = 1998 Genre = Rock Length = 4 mins 40 secs Label = V2 Records Writer = Kelly Jones Producer = Bird …   Wikipedia

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  • wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Hurry Up, We're Dreaming — Studio album by M83 Released 18 October 2011 …   Wikipedia

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