Meaning & use
hastily
In a hurried way, often too quickly to be done carefully or thoughtfully.
See it in a sentence
He hastily packed his bag before rushing to catch the train.
The decision was made hastily and later had to be reversed.
A note on using this word
Hastily often implies a negative outcome from rushing, unlike 'quickly', which is neutral about the quality of the result.
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