Definition

1. Adjective:
   • In a hurry, hastily: Describes a state of acting with excessive speed and urgency, often implying a lack of proper preparation or a sense of being rushed or flustered.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thấy trời sắp mưa, mọi người tất tả chạy về nhà. (Seeing that it was about to rain, everyone hurriedly ran home.)
  • Anh ấy luôn làm việc một cách tất tả. (He always works in a hurried manner.)
  • Cô ấy tất tả đi tìm tài liệu cho cuộc họp. (She hastily went to look for documents for the meeting.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tất tả" often carries a nuanced meaning beyond simple speed. It suggests a state of being harried, bustling, or scrambling due to urgency or last-minute pressure, which can sometimes lead to disorganization.

Variants and Related Words

• Vội vã (adj): hurried, hasty. This is a close synonym but may lack the slightly more flustered connotation of .
• Lật đật (adj): bustly, in a busy rush. This word is very similar in meaning and feeling to .

Synonyms

• Hurriedly
• Hastily
• In a rush
• Precipitately

Related Idioms

• Tất tả ngược xuôi: To rush back and forth, to be constantly on the go dealing with urgent matters.
  • Mẹ tôi tất tả ngược xuôi lo đám cưới cho chị. (My mother rushed back and forth preparing for my sister's wedding.)

adj

1. in a hurry, hastily