rushedrushed /rʌʃt/ adjective 
We did have a meeting, but it was a bit rushed.2British English if you are rushed, you are very busy because you have a lot of things to do quickly: I’ll talk to you later – I’m a bit rushed at the moment. I’ve been rushed off my feet (=extremely busy) all day.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- People have complained that the doctors seem rushed, with too many patients to see in a day.
- The actors performances were needlessly rushed.
- The restaurant's service was rushed and impersonal.
- Although conducted with reverence and not rushed, it was still completed very quickly.
- But in our rushed, modern lifestyle we often rely on convenience foods and snacks which may be lacking in proper nutrition.
- I hope that Opposition Members accept that were we to attempt a rushed account this evening it would of necessity be incomplete.
- It may have to be less if we are rushed.
- Of course the importance of a high quality of case recording is clearly recognised but a rushed volunteer might leave gaps in case recording.
- Their wedding, mercifully, had been the sort of rushed job that Karen was busy despising.
Longman Language Activatordone quickly because you are hurrying
done very quickly because you are in a hurry: · After a hurried dinner, the boys do their homework or watch TV.· They made a hurried search for the missing letters, but they couldn't find them.· Her handwriting looked shaky and hurried.
a quick look, meal, visit, decision etc is done very quickly, because you do not have much time: · Do I have time for a quick shower?· Could I just make a quick phone call?· The house is priced for a quick sale.
something that is rushed is done very quickly, often too quickly to do it carefully or properly; someone who is rushed does things very quickly, often so that it is not done carefully or properly: · People have complained that the doctors seem rushed, with too many patients to see in a day.· The actors' performances were needlessly rushed.
done very quickly and without much care or attention, because you have very little time: · He only had time for a hasty glance at the papers.· "I have to go now,'' said Alex, bidding them a hasty goodbye.
in a frantic situation, people are rushing around in a confused way, especially because they are worried that they will not have time to do something or get something: · Before the game there was a frantic rush to get the last few remaining tickets.· The staff spent three frantic days trying to get everything ready.· Throughout the night, everyone mopped floors and washed walls in a frantic effort to clean the place up for the inspectors.
: feverish activity/preparations/ haste etc when people are hurrying to finish something, in an excited way, and when there is not much time to do it in: · The show was about to begin and behind the stage there were scenes of feverish activity.· Feverish preparations were being made for the arrival of the President.
informal a piece of work that is done too quickly and therefore not as well as it should be done, especially because there is not enough time: · I don't want a rush job. I want this work done right.· Getting back into condition after a serious injury can't be a rush job.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I’ve been rushed off my feet (=extremely busy) all day.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I’ve been rushed off my feet (=extremely busy) all day. British English, be taken/rushed/airlifted to the hospital American English· Three people were taken to hospital after a crash on the motorway.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1done very quickly or too quickly, because there was not enough time: - All the sales assistants are run off their feet. The shop ought to take on more staff.
- It's my son's birthday party tomorrow. I've been absolutely rushed off my feet getting ready for it.
- Bus managers were expecting to be rushed off their feet.
- He was in livery, and told me he was rushed off his feet.
- Obviously, the emergency services are run off their feet.
- There had been lots of problems, and they were rushed off their feet.
- We were rushed off our feet yesterday.
We did have a meeting, but it was a bit rushed.2British English if you are rushed, you are very busy because you have a lot of things to do quickly: I’ll talk to you later – I’m a bit rushed at the moment. I’ve been rushed off my feet (=extremely busy) all day.