| noun | the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time “the storm brought several inches of precipitation” |
| noun | the process of forming a chemical precipitate |
| noun | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
| noun | the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height |
| noun | an unexpected acceleration or hastening “he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise” |
| noun | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) “he soon regretted his haste” |
| precipitate | verb | fall from clouds |
| hasty | adjective | done with very great haste and without due deliberation; - Shakespeare; - Arthur Geddes |
| hurry | verb | act or move at high speed |
| hurried | adjective | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste |