No. 8,717 in Swedish

bråttom

"Bråttom" means "in a hurry" or "urgent."

In a sentence

Jag har bråttom till jobbet.
I am in a hurry to work.
In this sentence, 'bråttom' is used to describe the urgency or haste someone feels towards getting to their workplace.
Vi behöver hjälpa honom snabbt, det är bråttom!
We need to help him quickly, it’s urgent!
Here, 'bråttom' expresses the immediacy or pressing nature of the need to act.
Det är inte bråttom med att avsluta projektet.
It’s not urgent to finish the project.
In this example, 'bråttom' conveys the lack of urgency regarding completing the task.

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