hasty decision
Snap judgment call
A hasty decision is one made too quickly, without sufficient thought or consideration of consequences.
The phrase implies recklessness or impulsiveness—acting before gathering enough information: Don't make any hasty decisions you'll regret.
Often used in warnings or retrospective criticism: Marrying him was a hasty decision.
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- snap judgmentRapid evaluation without deliberation
- rush to judgmentHasty conclusion without evidence
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
knee-jerk · jump the gun · spur-of-the-moment · heat of the moment · regret · buyer's remorse · leap · leap of faith · gamble · rushed · careless · poor judgment · whim · gut feeling · panic · blunder · mistake · impulse
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
- Decision-Makingchoice, poor judgment, sound judgment, weighing options, deliberation
- acting too soonjumping the gun, rushing, false start, impatience, snap judgment
- snap judgmentssnap judgment, rush to judgment, jumping to conclusions, knee-jerk reaction, gut reaction
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
hasty decisiondeliberate choice
Decision made on purpose
informed decision · sound judgment · due diligence · sleeping on it
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