haste

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/heɪst/

noun 2verb 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

blind, breathless, frantic, great

In their breathless haste to catch the train, they forgot their luggage at home.

indecent, reckless, undue

The manager's reckless haste to finish the project before the deadline caused several costly mistakes.

VERB + HASTE

make

We need to make haste or we'll miss the beginning of the movie.

PREP

in (your) ~

She packed her suitcase in haste and didn't realize she'd forgotten her passport.

with ~

After the announcement, employees rushed to the exits with surprising haste.

without ~

The chef prepared the meal without haste, carefully chopping each vegetable.

PHRASES

with all haste

The emergency services responded to the accident with all haste.

Definitions

noun

Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

We were running late so we finished our meal in haste.

The king's business required haste.

Urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence.

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

verb

To urge onward; to hasten.

Baſſ. You may doe ſo, but let it be ſo haſted that ſupper be readie at the fartheſt by fiue of the clocke.

To move with haste.

The city is amaz'd, for Sylla hastes / To enter Rome with fury, sword and fire.

He hastes away to another, whom his affairs have called to a distant place, and, having seen the empty house, goes away disgusted by a disappointment which could not be intended, because it could not be foreseen.

name

A surname from Old French.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

noun — overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

hastiness
hurry
hurriedness
precipitation

noun — a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

hurry

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

haste makes waste

Being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.

more haste, less speed

When one is in a hurry, one often ends up having less success and completing a task more slowly.

marry in haste, repent at leisure

Getting married too soon will lead to a bad marriage.

great haste makes great waste

Doing things too quickly results in mistakes.

make haste slowly

To do things in a deliberate manner to reduce mistakes.

Example Bank

We were running late so we finished our meal in haste.

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The king's business required haste.

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There was a stampede as the congressmen jumped the banister in their hastes to be the first to sign away their souls.

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Baſſ. You may doe ſo, but let it be ſo haſted that ſupper be readie at the fartheſt by fiue of the clocke.

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The city is amaz'd, for Sylla hastes / To enter Rome with fury, sword and fire.

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He hastes away to another, whom his affairs have called to a distant place, and, having seen the empty house, goes away disgusted by a disappointment which could not be intended, because it could not

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, haste is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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