precipitation

Noun

• overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
  • he soon regretted his haste
    

• an unexpected acceleration or hastening
  • he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
    

• the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height

• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

• the process of forming a chemical precipitate

• the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
  • the storm brought several inches of precipitation
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  haste , hastiness , hurry , hurriedness , downfall