dash down

Quickly jot something

To dash down is to write or record something quickly and without much deliberation: She dashed down a few notes before the meeting.

The phrase suggests speed over polish—getting thoughts on paper before they slip away.

Dash down can also mean to descend rapidly: He dashed down the stairs to answer the door.

Related

dive · swoop · quickly · plunge · jot · urgency · note · swiftly · last minute · rush · draft · sketch · quick note · outline · shorthand · deadline · drop · fall

Opposites
speed and care of composition

dash downcraft

Skilled manual art

polish · refine · perfect · ponder · mull over

direction of movement

dash downrun up

Accumulate through repeated additions

hurry up · charge up · bound up

Family

dash, down, dashed, dashing, dasher, dashes, downer, downs, downed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G