Speedy, swift; urgent. Cf. hasty, adj. 1.

Hasty, hurried.

Carried out with speed or in haste; rapid, done rapidly; hurried, hasty; quick. Also: characterized by this.

Quick, hasty. rare.

Of an action, judgement, etc.: characterized by excessive haste or lack of deliberation; hasty, rash, unconsidered.

Speedy or quick on account of having little time; hurried due to pressing need or urgency.

Esp. of change or movement: occurring suddenly, unexpectedly, or without warning; sharp; precipitate, hasty. In later use also: characterized by…

Hasty, hurried. In later use (Medicine): exhibiting festination of gait or speech (see festination, n. 2).

Of speed, movement, etc.: very fast, and therefore physically exhausting; rushed, hurried.

Full of haste; hurrying; hurried.

Rushed, hurried; subject to rapid or sudden movement; precipitate.

Characterized by having been hastily seized or caught up; hasty, hurried.

Driven or carried along, done or performed, with a rapidity due to pressure or want of time; characterized by hurry or excited haste; full of haste…

Disjointed, jerky; sudden, unexpected; = abrupt, adj. 3. rare.

Characterized by hurry and commotion.

Characterized by rushing or a rush; done with or necessitating haste or urgency. Also: busy, hurried. Cf. rush job n. at compounds 2.

Of a situation or event: characterized by the need to do much in a limited time; busy.

Characterized by haste or rushing; (of a person) that rushes around.

Rushed, hurried; quick. Also as adv.: in a rush, hurriedly.

figurative. depreciative. Brief and superficial; hurried; makeshift.