Translation guide
How to express doing something quickly, often with a sense of urgency or carelessness, in Japanese.
Describing an action done quickly because of limited time, often implying a lack of care.
The most common and neutral way to say 'in a hurry' or 'hurriedly'. Used for actions done quickly.
I left the house in a hurry.
Acting too quickly without thinking, often leading to negative consequences.
Means 'rashly' or 'thoughtlessly'. Used when someone acts without considering the consequences.
Describing a state of hurried, often chaotic activity.
Onomatopoeic adverb for doing something in a flurry or rush, often with a sense of noisy haste.
I got ready in a flurry.
The English phrase 'in haste' can often be translated as 急いで, but be careful: 急いで simply means 'hurriedly' and does not always carry the negative connotation of 'haste makes waste'. Use 慌てて or 軽率に when you want to emphasize the careless aspect.
If you do it in haste, you'll make mistakes.
急いで書いたので、字が汚い。
I wrote it in haste, so my handwriting is messy.
Implies fluster or panic, often leading to mistakes. Stronger sense of haste than 急いで.
I replied in haste (and regretted it).
Means 'in a great hurry' or 'very hastily'. Emphasizes the speed.
I prepared in great haste.
Formal/literary term meaning 'hastily' with a nuance of sacrificing quality for speed. Often used in written language.
One should not make a decision in haste.
Don't make promises in haste.
Means 'jumping to conclusions' or 'acting prematurely'. Often used in warnings.
Don't resign in haste.
Literally 'without thinking well'. A straightforward way to express acting without due care.
I answered in haste.
Similar to ばたばた, but emphasizes confusion or panic.
He fled in a panic.