"on the hurry up" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=on the hurry up}} on the hurry up, {{en-PP|head=on the hurry up}} on the hurry up
  1. (UK, law enforcement, slang) At top speed; as fast as possible. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-on_the_hurry_up-en-prep_phrase-QLDYC7dF Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

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