rush off
Third Person
rushes off
Present Participle
rushing off
Past Tense
rushed off
Past Participle
rushed off
1
to leave quickly or abruptly, often because of an urgent or unexpected situation
- She had to rush off to catch her flight, leaving the party early.
- I'll have to rush off if I want to make it to the meeting on time.
- We should rush off before the traffic gets worse during the evening rush hour.
- He realized he needed to rush off when he saw the approaching storm.
- I might have to rush off from work if my child's school calls with an issue.
Synonyms:
2
to force someone to depart quickly
- An emergency at work rushed him off from the family gathering.
- The sudden phone call rushed her off to deal with a crisis at the office.
- The teacher had to rush the student off to the nurse's office when he fell ill.
- The fire alarm rang and rushed everyone off the building.
- A loud noise from the kitchen rushed her off to see what had happened.
3
to prepare something quickly and urgently
- The tailor rushed off a custom suit for the urgent order.
- The artist rushed off a quick sketch for the art exhibition.
- The chef rushed a special dish off for the VIP customer who requested it.
- They rushed a new design off for the fashion show.
- He had to rush a report off for the meeting that started in 30 minutes.