| Example in Romanian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Avem nevoie de tine, dar nu te repezi. | We need you, but don't hurry. |
| Apoi m-am repezit la bucătărie. | Then I hurried across to the kitchen. |
| Discursul lui a fost repezit, şi-a dus mingea de baschet la piept, creând o barieră între noi. | His speech was hurried and he brought that basketball to his chest, creating a barrier between us. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | أكرب,دفف, عجل | Azeri | tələsdirmək, tələsmək |
| Danish | ile | Dutch | haasten, spoeden, toesnellen, voortmaken |
| English | hurry | Esperanto | hasti, rapidi, urĝi, urĝigi, urĝiĝi |
| Estonian | ruttama, tõtlema | Finnish | hätiköidä, kiiruhtaa |
| French | dépêcher, se manier, se maniérer, se manifester | German | beeilen, eilen, hasten, sich beeilen, sputen, tummeln |
| Hebrew | אץ | Hungarian | siet |
| Icelandic | flýta | Indonesian | gesa |
| Lithuanian | paskubėti, skubėti, skubinti | Norwegian | forte, skynde |
| Polish | dymać, pospieszyć, pośpieszyć, przynaglić, spieszyć, śpieszyć | Portuguese | apressar |
| Quechua | utqay | Russian | поспешать, поспешить, поторопить, поторопиться, спешить, торопить, торопиться |
| Spanish | apresurarse, apurarse, darse | Swedish | skynda |
| Thai | รีบ, รีบ ๆ |