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

1. done under pressure
   • a rush job