hastily

adverb

hast·​i·​ly ˈhā-stə-lē 

: in haste : hurriedly

I hastily gathered my things and left.

Synonyms of hastily

• 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Wiemels is also skeptical about hastily drawing connections to pesticides. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

The temptation to rush the final stage of the process can be irresistible — just ask Lee Mason, who lost his job as a VAR after hastily closing a check on a game between Arsenal and Brentford in 2023. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The school could argue that the conference hastily convened the vote, perhaps in violation of bylaws or conference customs, and in doing so jeopardized its contracts with coaches, sponsors, media and licensing partners, and others. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Some scores were completed only a day or two before the tracking date, hastily jotted in pencil as the deadline loomed. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above