Apresuramiento (en. Hurry)

[apre-su-ra-mien-to]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Definition: Act of doing something in a hurry or without taking the necessary time.
Example sentence: Hastening at work can lead to mistakes.
El apresuramiento en el trabajo puede llevar a errores.
Definition: State of urgency or haste.
Example sentence: His haste to arrive on time made him forget his keys.
Su apresuramiento por llegar a tiempo le hizo olvidar sus llaves.
Definition: Lack of calm in carrying out a task.
Example sentence: The hastening in his decisions caused him problems.
El apresuramiento en sus decisiones le causó problemas.

Etymology

Etymology: Derived from the verb 'hasten', which comes from the Latin 'appresurare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Phrase: sudden hastening
Meaning: Action of hurrying unexpectedly.
apresuramiento repentino
Phrase: without haste
Meaning: To do something without hurry or pressure.
sin apresuramiento
Phrase: to fall into hastening
Meaning: To enter a state of haste that can be harmful.
caer en el apresuramiento

Related Words

Related word: to hasten
Description: To accelerate an action or movement.
apresurar
Related word: hasty
Description: Being in a state of haste.
apresurado

Slang Meanings

Slang meaning: Quickly
Example: I did it quickly, didn't think well, it was a hastening.
Lo hice a lo rápido, no pensé bien, fue un apresuramiento.
Slang meaning: Without thinking
Example: That decision was without thinking, a true hastening.
Esa decisión fue sin pensarlo, un verdaderos apresuramiento.