in a hurry
Er war hier, ging aber bald wieder weg, weil er es eilig hatte.
He was here, but soon left because he was in a hurry.
Weil ich es eilig hatte, musste ich mit dem Taxi fahren.
Because I was in a hurry, I had to take a taxi.
Tom und Maria hatten es eilig, zur Schule zu kommen.
Tom and Maria were in a hurry to get to school.