over-hasty

Education secretary Michael Gove has been exposed as a taker of over-hasty decisions – on cuts to school sport funding, for example – and, thanks in part to Labour pressure, forced to back down.

100 days in, Mr Miliband, you need a plan | Observer editorial 2011

The argument will be that the economy was recovering quite nicely at the time of the election but has been damaged by an over-hasty tightening of policy.

Cuts offer Ed Miliband an open goal Larry Elliott 2010

The saga also embarrassed the NAACP, which was also over-hasty in judging Sherrod, telling Fox News that it repudiated "racists in our ranks".

White House forced into U-turn over Shirley Sherrod race row 2010

Sadly, though, the Liberal Democrats seem unwilling or unable to mount an argument against policies that now threaten to repeat the mistakes of Japan in the 1990s, when every tentative recovery was snuffed out by over-hasty retrenchment.

The lunatics are back in charge of the economy and they want cuts, cuts, cuts 2010

On his aircraft to the G8 and G20 summit, David Cameron sought to play down reports of a rift in the G20 between those seeking immediate deficit reduction and the United States, which fears an over-hasty withdrawal of stimulus packages could derail global recovery.

G20 leaders flying into a storm as sovereign debt fears grow again 2010

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, have supported the tough plans, but in a general warning to western nations embarking on austerity programmes, the International Monetary Fund said last week that over-hasty tightening of policy could derail economic recovery and lead to a double-dip recession.

No pleasing rating agencies as UK growth story called into question 2010

Meanwhile Nick Clegg's over-hasty reform package, notably next May's referendum on the alternative vote (AV), was the awkward price David Cameron paid for coalition.

Speaker John Bercow and raft of new MPs making Commons a livelier place 2010

I guess that I think that this is a touch over-hasty.

Why Obama's Support For FISA Cave-In Is Such A Downer 2009

He determined to observe his host closely, and not to be over-hasty in communicating with him on the important charge entrusted to him.

The Talisman 2008

But the rest of my adventure would weary out my fingers, and must be deferred until tomorrow, when you shall hear from me, by way of continuation; and, in the meanwhile, to prevent over-hasty conclusions, I must just hint to you, we are but yet on the verge of the adventure which it is my purpose to communicate.

Redgauntlet 2008