mad rush

Idioms and Phrases

A wild hurry, as in I was in a mad rush to get to the bank on time to cash my check , or Why the mad rush? We have lots of time before the concert starts . The use of in a rush for “being in a hurry” dates from the second half of the 1800s, and mad , for “frenzied,” serves merely as an intensifier.

Example Sentences

A white-haired lady wanders Richard Neutra’s landmark midcentury house in Silver Lake at night, when she suddenly encounters a mountain lion calmly purring — and a grand piano in the room begins to play, on its own, Philip Glass’ “Mad Rush.”

From Los Angeles Times

He had Steinway program a player piano to perform “Mad Rush” with Glass pounding playing style, and he had his roaming camera observe the big cat’s response to the music.

From Los Angeles Times

In case you’ve blocked it out of your memory, the game is as it sounds: a mad rush to dodge a rubber ball being hurled at you by a member of the opposing team.

From Los Angeles Times

“When you’ve directed something or in something, there’s always this mad rush of adrenaline. I had that, but I had a real quiet feeling that whatever happened, this is the show I wanted to be seeing. This is how I wanted it.”

From Seattle Times

As you can see, there's a bit of a mad rush as photographers swoop in to take his picture.

From BBC