collocations.org

Collocations for rush - noun

1. sudden movement or emotion

ADJECTIVE

headlong, sudden
adrenalin, sugar
Nothing can beat that adrenalin rush.

Back to top ▲

VERB + rush

experience, feel
She felt a rush of blood to her face.

Back to top ▲

PREPOSITION

rush for
The movie ended, and there was a rush for the exits.
rush of
A rush of water came from the burst pipe.
She experienced a sudden rush of emotion.

Back to top ▲

2. busy period

ADJECTIVE

awful, big, frantic, great, mad
sudden
last-minute
Christmas, holiday (esp. AmE)
gold (= rush to find gold in a particular place)

Back to top ▲

VERB + rush

avoid
Do your Christmas shopping early and avoid the rush.

Back to top ▲

rush + NOUN

decision
job
You can see that the painting was a rush job.
hour
During rush hour the drive may take up to twice as long.

Back to top ▲

PREPOSITION

in a rush
I've been in a mad rush all day.
rush for
a last-minute rush for tickets
rush of
a sudden rush of tourist traffic

Back to top ▲

PHRASES

have a rush on
We've had a rush on at the office, dealing with the backlog of orders.

Back to top ▲

Collocations for rush - verb

ADVERB

headlong, madly
a train rushing headlong down the track
quickly
immediately
suddenly
downstairs, upstairs
about (esp. BrE), around, back, forward, home, in, off, out, over, past
She was rushing around madly looking for her bag.

Back to top ▲

PREPOSITION

along, from, into, out of, through, to, etc.
A surge of joy rushed through her body.
He was rushed to hospital.

Back to top ▲

PHRASES

come rushing, go rushing
Two men came rushing into the room.
rush to sb's rescue, rush to the rescue
Whenever her little brother was upset, Jane rushed to the rescue.

Back to top ▲

Rush is used with these nouns as the subject:
air, blood, colour, crowd, servant, shopper, train, water

Back to top ▲

Report an error or submit a comment/suggestion on rush