Cover of the textbook New Total English Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8 - Speed for the textbook New Total English Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Araminta Crace and Richard Acklam from Pearson Education

Question

Check you understand the underlined phrases.

Answer

  1. in a hurry → going somewhere / doing something quickly
  2. on time → according to schedule
  3. immediately → straight away; taking your time → to not hurry
  4. on the go → without stopping
  5. rush hour → the busiest time of day on the roads
  6. speed up; slow down → go faster or less fast