hastily
IPA: hˈeɪstʌɫi
adverb
- In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
- (obsolete) Soon, shortly.
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Examples of "hastily" in Sentences
- He hastily chose the second option.
- He was defeated and hastily retreated to the fort.
- He ate too hastily, and choked on the first mouthful.
- The buildings were hastily built along the south of the tracks.
- The Americans advanced hastily and the fight was over in minutes.
- Reacting and creating legislation hastily is not good government.
- The fleet was hastily assembled and ill equipped to handle the sea.
- He hastily takes the opportunity without thinking of the consequences.
- The men secure their guns and hastily leave in pursuit of the outlaws.
- In duress and to the shock of the crowd, Arthur hastily knights Percival.
- “Goodbye, Arden,” I called hastily, peeking from around the tree and waving.
- Barracks dot the landscape and have the appearance of being hastily abandoned.
- A documenter's journal rested on my lap, capturing empirical relevance in hastily scribbled notes.
- Once home I take those notes, sometimes just a phrase hastily scrawled, and flesh it out into a story.
- Amylin hastily scheduled a conference call with analysts and investors Tuesday to discuss the FDA's action.
- Doctors, lawyers, and dentists began throwing up turbines or buying shares in hastily erected wind farms to take easy advantage of the benefits.