hurry-skurry
Rushed and disorganized
Hurry-skurry describes frantic, disorderly haste—rushing about in confused activity: There was a great hurry-skurry as everyone scrambled to prepare for the guests.
The word can function as noun, adjective, or adverb.
It belongs to a family of rhyming reduplicatives like helter-skelter and topsy-turvy that suggest chaos or disorder.
chaos
Complete disorder and confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
bustle · hustle · flurry · scramble · rush · dash · whirlwind · hubbub · uproar · mayhem
pace/speed
hurry-skurryleisurely
Done without urgency
unhurried · slow · languid · deliberate · sluggish
order/composure
hurry-skurrycalm
Free from agitation
orderly · composed · methodical · systematic · organized
hurry, hurried, scurry, hurriedly, hurries, helter-skelter, harum-scarum, hurrier