Hurry Up and Wait (and Its Reverse)

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"Hurry up and wait" - Refers to the practice of urging others to move quickly and then rewarding their haste with delay.

"Wait and hurry up" - Refers to those memorable moments where prolonged delay by X has been followed by X's urging Y and Z to get a move on.