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die Eile (no pl.)
   hurry, haste, rush

Nur keine Eile!
Just don't rush!
Aber warum diese Eile?
But why this rush?
Klimaschutz: UN-Generalsekretär Ban mahnt Staaten zur Eile.
Climate protection: UN General Secretary Ban urges nations to make haste.

Related Words:
eilen (v.i.) to rush, hurry, hasten
   Es eilt. It's urgent.
Eile mit Weile! (prov.) Haste makes waste. - One step at a time.
eilig (adj/adv) quick, hurried, hasty
   Er hat es eilig. He's in a hurry.
in Eile sein to be in a hurry
Eile haben to be in a hurry/rush; to be urgent
der Eilauftrag rush order
die Eilsendung express mail, express shipment, rush shipment

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