hastily

adverb

hast·i·ly ˈhā-stə-lē

Synonyms of hastily

: in haste : hurriedly

I hastily gathered my things and left.

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 senator gave a curt answer before hastily escaping the shot. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026 The evidence was embarrassingly thin, but he was quickly tried, hastily convicted, and sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony. — Terry Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026 That doesn’t mean hastily shifting its supply chain in response to every disruption, however. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Did traffickers hastily ditch their extremely valuable cargo, maybe after being spooked by nearby patrols? — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hastily

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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hastily

adverb

Synonyms of hastily

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