rushaholic

rushaholic

English

Etymology

rush +‎ -aholic

Noun

rushaholic (plural rushaholics)

1. (informal) A person who is constantly in a hurry.
   • 1992, Entrepreneur, Volume 20, page 218:

     We've become a nation of rushaholics, dashing from here to there, forever cramming one more meeting, activity or event into our already overcrowded schedules in the belief that we really can have and do it all.

   • 1997, Robert Gerzon, Finding Serenity in the Age of Anxiety, Bantam (1998), →ISBN, page 253:

     Modern rushaholics are always racing, always out of breath, always feeling behind schedule, always striving, but seldom managing to get ahead.

   • 1999, Mary Ellen Corcoran, Time Management: For People with No Time, William Waldron Publishers (1999), →ISBN, page 102:

     You only have to look around to notice rushaholics whirling by at breakneck speed, whether it's the pizza promised in less than 30 minutes, or the one hour photo developing.