I.a hastening, haste, hurry, despatch, speed (class., in the sing. and plur.): “quid haec tanta celeritas festinatioque significat?” Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 96; cf.: “mea festinatio,” id. Phil. 3, 1, 2: “epistola plena festinationis et pulveris,” id. Att. 5, 14, 2: “omni festinatione properare in patriam,” id. Fam. 12, 25, 3: “tempus festinationis an otii,” id. de Or. 3, 55, 211; cf. Quint. 1, 1, 32: “beneficium festinatione praeripere,” Cic. Phil. 14, 2, 5: “ignoscas velim huic festinationi meae,” id. Fam. 5, 12, 1: “cujus (rei) festinationem mihi tollis,” id. Att. 13, 1, 2: “praematura,” Liv. 42, 16 fin.—In plur.: “cavendum est ne in festinationibus suscipiamus nimias celeritates,” Cic. Off. 1, 36, 131.
festīnātĭo ōnis, f. id.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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