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单词 hastily
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Definition of hastily in English:

hastily

adverbˈheɪstɪliˈheɪstəli
  • With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.

    maybe I acted too hastily
    he hastily changed the subject
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are out of date and should be hastily consigned to the scrap heap.
    • In December he had sat stunned at a hastily organised and crowded press conference at Heathrow airport.
    • The strength of local feeling was such that they were hastily withdrawn.
    • What is obvious at present is that the committee seems to be acting too hastily.
    • Snatching my hand away from his hastily, I quickly composed myself to stand up.
    Synonyms
    quickly, hurriedly, in a hurry, fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, briskly, expeditiously, without delay, post-haste, at high speed, at full speed, with all speed, at full tilt, at the speed of light, as fast as possible, with all possible haste, like a whirlwind, like an arrow from a bow, at breakneck speed, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a run, at a gallop, hotfoot, on the double
    cursorily, perfunctorily, briefly, fleetingly, sketchily, superficially
    informal double quick, in double quick time, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), nippily, like (greased) lightning, hell for leather, like mad, like crazy, like blazes, like the wind, like a bomb, like nobody's business, like a scalded cat, like the deuce, a mile a minute, like a bat out of hell, at warp speed
    British informal at a rate of knots, like the clappers, like billy-o
    North American informal lickety-split
    literary apace
    hurriedly, speedily, quickly, in a hurry
    impetuously, impulsively, recklessly, precipitately, precipitously, rashly, incautiously, imprudently, on the spur of the moment, prematurely

Definition of hastily in US English:

hastily

adverbˈheɪstəliˈhāstəlē
  • With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.

    maybe I acted too hastily
    he hastily changed the subject
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Snatching my hand away from his hastily, I quickly composed myself to stand up.
    • The strength of local feeling was such that they were hastily withdrawn.
    • They are out of date and should be hastily consigned to the scrap heap.
    • What is obvious at present is that the committee seems to be acting too hastily.
    • In December he had sat stunned at a hastily organised and crowded press conference at Heathrow airport.
    Synonyms
    quickly, hurriedly, in a hurry, fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, briskly, expeditiously, without delay, post-haste, at high speed, at full speed, with all speed, at full tilt, at the speed of light, as fast as possible, with all possible haste, like a whirlwind, like an arrow from a bow, at breakneck speed, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a run, at a gallop, hotfoot, on the double
    hurriedly, speedily, quickly, in a hurry
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