1
as in hurriedly
with excessive or careless speed
the hastily put together report contained a lot of errors
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2
as in quickly
with great speed
the congresswoman hastily made her way towards the waiting elevator
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Recent Examples of hastily
Some 4,000 POWs arrived late in the war and were used to dismantle the hundreds of buildings that had been hastily constructed.
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
This approach aims to instill doubt and urgency, increasing the chances that the victim will act hastily.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
The comedian said that he was hastily escorted to the restroom.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Matt and Bullseye brutally fight their way through Josie’s Bar as smoke floods the room and customers hastily exit.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
This approach aims to instill doubt and urgency, increasing the chances that the victim will act hastily.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
The comedian said that he was hastily escorted to the restroom.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Matt and Bullseye brutally fight their way through Josie’s Bar as smoke floods the room and customers hastily exit.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastily
Adverb
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The South, for its part, responded in kind: secession swiftly forged a fractured region into a reactive unity, bound by fear of emancipation and faith in a mythic agrarian freedom.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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This glow-inducing formula dries down swiftly without leaving a sticky or greasy film.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
20 Apr. 2025
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China’s leaders seem to expect America’s political feedback loop will kick in quicker and sharper for Trump than for Xi Jinping.—
Ryan Hass,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The company, which was founded nearly a decade ago, has hit $1 billion in revenue quicker than any other precision oncology lab company, per the analyst.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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Khosrowshahi said the changes will help Uber move faster.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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The House caps growth in the Medicaid budget at the CPI for medical care, which grows much faster.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Face on the News The first the world at large saw of Leake came soon after his arrest in June 2023, when Russian media released a video filmed at a detention center in Moscow.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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PepsiCo lowered its full-year profit outlook, while Procter & Gamble cut its earnings forecast and warned that consumers should expect higher prices soon.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Several lawsuits claimed the drugstore chain failed to protect its customers and did not notify them of the incident promptly.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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If the government doesn't reimburse them promptly, the inspectors worry about having to pay the steep bills themselves.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Hastily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastily. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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