festinate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb act or move at high speed
    rush; hasten; look sharp; hurry.
    • We have to rush!
    • hurry--it's late!

WordNet

Fes"ti*nate adjective
Etymology
L. festinatus, p.p. of festinare to hasten.
Definitions
  1. Hasty; hurried. Obs. -- Fes"ti*nate*ly, adv. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913