Words for Rushed Work

etwas zusammenschustern — to cobble something together. Duden marks it as colloquial and disapproving.

etwas hinschludern — to dash something off carelessly

auf die Schnelle — quickly, and so only provisionally. Das habe ich nur auf die Schnelle gemacht, I only did that quickly, is an apology.

Hals über Kopf — neck over head: in a rush, without thinking

für den Fall der Fälle — for the case of cases: just in case

der Ernstfall — the serious case: the emergency one plans for

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