जल्दबाज़ी (jaldbaazii)

noun A noun meaning haste or hurry, often carrying a mildly negative sense of rashness. Built from जल्दी (jaldii, quickly/soon) plus the Persian agentive suffix -बाज़ (baaz), so it literally frames someone as 'one who plays at speed.'

Sense 1 : haste, hurry (often implying carelessness)

noun, feminine

Synonyms: तेज़ी (tezii), हड़बड़ी (hadabdii, suggests flustered rushing), आतुरता (aaturtaa, literary)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: Indian elders love warning the young with जल्दबाज़ी अच्छी नहीं होती (jaldbaazii achchhii nahiin hotii, 'haste is not a good thing') -- it's practically a cultural reflex, paired with the popular saying जल्दी का काम शैतान का (jaldii kaa kaam shaitaan kaa, 'hasty work is the devil's work'). The word carries a built-in judgment: it's not neutral speed, but speed you'll likely regret.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use जल्दी (jaldii) where जल्दबाज़ी (jaldbaazii) is meant, or vice versa: जल्दी (jaldii) just means 'quickly/soon' and is neutral, while जल्दबाज़ी (jaldbaazii) is a noun implying rash or careless speed, as in जल्दबाज़ी मत करो (jaldbaazii mat karo, 'don't be hasty'). 2) It is common in the phrase जल्दबाज़ी में (jaldbaazii men, 'in one's haste'), marking the circumstance under which something (often a mistake) happened.

Sample Sentences:

जल्दबाज़ी में मत करो, ठीक से सोचो। Don't do it in haste, think it through properly.

(jaldbaazii men mat karo, thiik se socho।)

जल्दबाज़ी अच्छी नहीं होती। Haste is not a good thing.

(jaldbaazii achchhii nahiin hotii।)

जल्दी का काम शैतान का, इसलिए धीरे-धीरे चलो। Hasty work is the devil's work, so take it slow.

(jaldii kaa kaam shaitaan kaa, islie dhiire-dhiire chalo।)

उसने जल्दबाज़ी में गलत ट्रेन पकड़ ली। In his hurry, he caught the wrong train.

(usne jaldbaazii men galat tren pakad lii।)

अगर तुम जल्दबाज़ी नहीं करते, तो यह गलती नहीं होती। If you hadn't been so hasty, this mistake wouldn't have happened.

(agar tum jaldbaazii nahiin karte, to yah galtii nahiin hotii।)

जल्दबाज़ी में लिए गए फ़ैसले अक्सर गलत साबित होते हैं। Decisions taken in haste often turn out to be wrong.

(jaldbaazii men lie gae faisle aksar galat saabit hote hain।)

इतनी जल्दबाज़ी क्यों दिखा रहे हो, अभी तो पूरा दिन बाकी है। Why are you showing so much haste, there's still a whole day left?

(itnii jaldbaazii kyon dikhaa rahe ho, abhii to pooraa din baakii hai।)

शायद उसकी जल्दबाज़ी की वजह से ही सौदा टूट गया। Maybe it was his haste that caused the deal to fall through.

(shaayad uskii jaldbaazii kii vajah se hii saudaa toot gayaa।)

काश मैंने जल्दबाज़ी में जवाब न भेजा होता। I wish I hadn't sent the reply in such haste.

(kaash mainne jaldbaazii men javaab n bhejaa hotaa।)

समिति ने जल्दबाज़ी में लिए गए निर्णय पर पुनर्विचार करने का सुझाव दिया। The committee suggested reconsidering the decision that had been taken in haste.

(samiti ne jaldbaazii men lie gae nirnay par punarvichaar karne kaa sujhaav diyaa।)

जल्दबाज़ी हर बार महँगी नहीं पड़ती, पर ज़्यादातर पड़ती है। Haste doesn't cost you every time, but it usually does.

(jaldbaazii har baar mahangii nahiin padtii, par zyaadaatar padtii hai।)

Morphology

Noun

(sg.f.direct): जल्दबाज़ी (jaldbaazii)

(sg.f.oblique): जल्दबाज़ी (jaldbaazii)

(pl.f.direct): जल्दबाज़ियाँ (jaldbaaziyaan)

(pl.f.oblique): जल्दबाज़ियों (jaldbaaziyon)