hastily
adverb
hast·i·ly
ˈhā-stə-lē 
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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For example, when OpenAI's ChatGPT launched in late 2022 and quickly went viral, Google hastily and disastrously stood up Gemini.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Public media is hastily bracing for a future without help from Washington.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
They were each hastily sentenced in Venezuela to 20 years in prison in August under questionable due process.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Though hastily assembled, Soddy’s unheralded return engagement achieved a freshness, atmosphere, flow, and moment-to-moment imaginative acuity that proved transformative.
—Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Public media is hastily bracing for a future without help from Washington.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
They were each hastily sentenced in Venezuela to 20 years in prison in August under questionable due process.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Though hastily assembled, Soddy’s unheralded return engagement achieved a freshness, atmosphere, flow, and moment-to-moment imaginative acuity that proved transformative.
—Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hastily
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“Hastily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hastily. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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