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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Meanwhile, fans of the paranormal mystery horror series discovered that the writers’ strike halted Season 4 mid-production and the show ws hastily wrapped up in a dispiriting four-episode extension. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024 Furthermore, a quick look at Gottheimer’s Wrapped looks noticeably fuzzier and lo-res than a normal screengrab — as if some poor campaign intern spent 45 minutes hastily concocting it in Photoshop. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024 Gibbs hastily sawed off his leg cast, and was seen some time later taking the long-range shot that painted Pedro’s truck window with brain matter. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024 The soldier went hastily to Chépart, but the commandant was recovering from a night of drunken debauchery and dismissed the warnings. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024 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 Dec. 2024.

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