hastily

adverb

hast·​i·​ly ˈhā-stə-lē How to pronounce hastily (audio)
: in haste : hurriedly

Examples of hastily in a Sentence

the hastily put together report contained a lot of errors the congresswoman hastily made her way towards the waiting elevator
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The budget was hastily passed in the last two days of the legislative session to meet a June 1 deadline. Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025 The United States has already seen what happens when a major weather catastrophe arrives shortly after a president hastily rearranges FEMA. Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025 Floridians deserve to know that utility investments are grounded in thorough planning, not made hastily or based solely on industry input. Dawn Shirreffs, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025 Her team hastily designed a sliding-scale lockdown system. Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hastily

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hastily was in the 14th century

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“Hastily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hastily. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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