hastily

In a rush

Hastily means in a hurried manner, often with insufficient care or thought.

A hastily written email may contain errors.

A hastily made decision lacks proper consideration.

The word usually carries a note of criticism—suggesting something was done too quickly: They hastily assembled a plan that fell apart within days.

speed

quickly

At high speed

speedily · briskly · promptly · expeditiously · fast · posthaste · apace · fleetly · snappily · pronto

impulsiveness

rashly

Without careful thought

recklessly · headlong · pell-mell · abruptly · brashly · hotheadedly · unthinkingly · incautiously · foolhardily · without thinking

carelessness

sloppily

In an untidy manner

heedlessly · recklessly · slipshod · perfunctorily · cursorily · shoddily · inattentively · unmindfully · without care · half-heartedly

urgency

urgently

With pressing immediacy

feverishly · breathlessly · anxiously · under pressure · against the clock · at the last minute · in a rush · in a hurry · under the gun

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Opposites
speed

hastilyslowly

At reduced speed

leisurely · unhurriedly · sluggishly · ploddingly · lingeringly

deliberation

hastilydeliberately

Done with intention

thoughtfully · carefully · methodically · studiedly · calculatingly

care

hastilycarefully

With deliberate attention

meticulously · painstakingly · thoroughly · scrupulously · diligently

Phrases
Family

hastiness, overhastily

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G