скороспе́лка

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1.
early-ripening variety, early fruit, early vegetableagriculture
Э́та скороспе́лка даёт урожа́й уже́ в ию́ле.
This early variety yields a crop as soon as July.
Often of potatoes, tomatoes, apples and similar crops.
2.
(rare) rush job, hasty piece of work, quick-and-dirty effort
Его но́вая кни́га — типи́чная скороспе́лка.
His new book is a typical rush job.
Colloquial and disapproving.
3.
(rare) precocious child, early developer
Она́ настоя́щая скороспе́лка: в пять лет чита́ла то́лстые кни́ги.
She is a real early developer: at five she was reading thick books.
Colloquial, of a person; also of someone who succeeds very young.

Examples

Эта скороспелка даёт огурцы уже в июне.
This early variety produces cucumbers as early as June.
Мы посадили скороспелку, чтобы собрать урожай раньше.
We planted an early variety so that we could harvest the crop sooner.
Его проект — типичная скороспелка, сделан за одну ночь.
His project is a typical rushed job, put together in a single night.