was hurrying, was in a hurry
Maybe he was just in a hurry.
Том взял такси, потому что спешил.
Tom took a taxi because he was in a hurry.
Том так спешил, что забыл свой зонтик в поезде.
Tom was in such a hurry that he left his umbrella on the train.
Я спешил на автобусную остановку, так как не хотел пропустить последний автобус.
I was hurrying to the bus stop because I didn’t want to miss the last bus.