hastily

adv

1. quickly, speedily, hurriedly; promptly, instantly, straightway, Sl. pronto, in a wink, in an instant, double-quick, Inf. like greased lightning, like a shot, like a thunderbolt, Sl. like mad, Sl. like a bat out of hell; directly, at once, without delay, in less than no time, before one can say "Jack Robinson," before the ink is dry, Sl.P.D.Q., Inf. lickety-split; swiftly, rapidly, fast, full tilt, full pelt, hotfoot, at full blast, in high gear, as fast as one's legs can carry one.

2. precipitately, hurriedly, headlong; abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, prematurely, inopportunely, too soon, without notice or warning, on the spur of the moment, like a bolt from the blue, like a thief in the night; incautiously, unadvisedly, foolishly, unwarily, impetuously, impulsively, impatiently; rashly, recklessly, carelessly, heedlessly, thoughtlessly, slapdash, at half cock, pell-mell, harum-scarum, helter-skelter, head over heels.

3. summarily, cursorily, fleetingly, perfunctorily, superficially; transitorily, momentarily, slightly, briefly, temporarily.