rushed
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Done or performed with excessive haste or urgency, often due to time pressure: Describes an action, process, or piece of work completed quickly and without the usual care or thoroughness because of a lack of time. 2. Feeling or characterized by a need to hurry: Describes a person's state of being in a hurry or a situation that feels pressured.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The rushed report contained several errors. (The report, completed under pressure, contained several errors.)
- We had a rushed breakfast before catching the train. (We had a breakfast that was eaten quickly due to time constraints.)
- She felt rushed and forgot her keys. (She felt pressured to hurry and forgot her keys.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be rushed off one's feet": To be extremely busy.
- The staff were rushed off their feet during the holiday sale. (The staff were extremely busy during the holiday sale.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rush (verb): To move or act with great haste.
- We had to rush to the airport.
- Rush (noun): A sudden quick movement toward something; a period of intense activity.
- There was a rush for the exits.
- The morning rush hour.
- Rush job (noun phrase): A task that is done too quickly due to time pressure.
- Fixing this will be a real rush job.
Synonyms
- Hasty: Done with excessive speed or urgency.
- Hurried: Done or acting in a hurry.
- Precipitate: Done with great or excessive haste.
Antonyms
- Leisurely: Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.
- Unhurried: Not hurried; leisurely.
- Deliberate: Done consciously and intentionally, often slowly and carefully.
Related Phrases
- In a rush: Needing to hurry; feeling short of time.
- I'm in a bit of a rush, so I can't talk long.
- Rush through something: To do or complete something very quickly, often too quickly.
- They rushed the bill through parliament.
Adjective
- done under pressure
- a rush job