[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to translate a story into Italian and I stumbled upon the sentence 'Tom was in a hurry.' Can you help me find the best way to express that in Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The correct translation of 'Tom was in a hurry' in Italian is 'Tom era di fretta.' This should fit well in your story and convey the same sense of urgency as the original sentence."}]