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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The United States entered the war with the M3 Lee-Grant, which was hastily assembled when the war broke out and shipped abroad as part of the Lend-Lease program.
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Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
The result is a salad that tastes marinated and well-seasoned, instead of just hastily dressed.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
In January, the clothing label Guess launched a rebrand campaign composed of lowercase copy in acid-yellow type over grainy selfie-style photos; the Guess logo is printed over patchy white highlights, as if someone had hastily scratched out the surface beneath the word in Photoshop.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
The Jeju crew hastily move both of the levers that control thrust.
—James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
The result is a salad that tastes marinated and well-seasoned, instead of just hastily dressed.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
In January, the clothing label Guess launched a rebrand campaign composed of lowercase copy in acid-yellow type over grainy selfie-style photos; the Guess logo is printed over patchy white highlights, as if someone had hastily scratched out the surface beneath the word in Photoshop.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
The Jeju crew hastily move both of the levers that control thrust.
—James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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 18 May. 2026.
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