Time to hurry a bit (5)
I believe the answer is:
trace
'a bit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'time to hurry' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't'.
'to hurry' becomes 'race' ('race' can be a synonym of 'hurry').
't'+'race'='TRACE'
(Other definitions for trace that I've seen before include "Pinch" , "Locate by investigation" , "Make a copy using semi-transparent paper" , "description of some elements?" , "plan" .)