rush job

rush job

See also: rush-job

English

Alternative forms

• rush-job

Noun

rush job (plural rush jobs)

1. A task done under pressure or with urgency.
   • 1909, L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work, ch. 8:

     "Rush job?"

     "Yes, sir. You'll have to excuse me. I've got to get started."

   • 1993 July 4, Penny Singer, "Photographers Find Strength in Unity," New York Times (retrieved 7 Jan 2016):

     "[W]hen they called me for a rush job, there wasn't enough time to sign an agreement, nor did I think it necessary."

   • 2008 Oct. 17, John Hiscock, "Film Review: W," Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 7 Jan 2016):

     [T]he production values are excellent and there are no obvious signs of it having been a rush job.

Translations

a task done under pressure or with urgency

Catalan: engiponament m Tagalog: himaw

Further reading

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