rush jobs
Last-minute work
Rush jobs are tasks requiring completion faster than normal, usually at the expense of careful work or reasonable scheduling.
The phrase often implies inconvenience or compromised quality: They charge extra for rush jobs.
A rush job can also dismissively describe shoddy work that looks hastily done: That paint job is a total rush job.
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- expediteSpeed up a process
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- tight deadlineImminent due date
- race against timeUrgent struggle before deadline
beat the clock · immediate · drop everything · fire drill · under the gun · eleventh-hour · swift · urgent · substandard · mess · speedy · hurry · panic · cut corners · slapdash · good enough · last-minute · triage
- unrealistic expectationsimpossible standards, miracles, instant results, flawless execution, perfectionism