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- Dictionaryhaste/heɪst/
noun
- 1. excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry: "working with feverish haste"
verb
- 1. archaic term for hasten
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noun [ U ] disapproving uk / heɪst / us / heɪst / Add to word list. (too much) speed: in haste Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies. [ + to infinitive ] In her haste to get up from the table, she knocked over a cup. His father had just died and he didn't want to marry with indecent haste.
1. : rapidity of motion : swiftness. out of breath from haste Jane Austen. We must make haste. 2. : rash or headlong action : precipitateness. She sent the letter in haste and later regretted it. the beauty of speed uncontaminated by haste Harper's. 3. : undue eagerness to act. In their haste to leave for the airport, they forgot their passports.
Haste most commonly refers to urgency, such as in completing a task. It can also be used as another word for speed or swiftness, as in We have to move with haste if we want to make it on time. The phrase make haste means to move quickly, hurry up, or rush.
You can use the noun haste for things done with extraordinary speed and often in a situation where there's pressure to perform or complete a task. "In her haste to catch the train she ran six blocks, but when she boarded, she noticed she was wearing one blue tennis shoe and one red one."
Haste is the quality of doing something quickly, sometimes too quickly so that you are careless and make mistakes. In their haste to escape the rising water, they dropped some expensive equipment. The translations bear the signs of inaccuracy and haste.
1. speed, esp in an action; swiftness; rapidity. 2. the act of hurrying in a careless or rash manner. 3. a necessity for hurrying; urgency. 4. make haste to hurry; rush. vb. a poetic word for hasten. [C14: from Old French haste, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heifst hate, Old English hǣst strife, Old High German heisti powerful]
Definition of haste noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The act of hurrying; quickness of motion; rapidity. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Rash or headlong action; precipitateness. Forgot the tickets in their haste to catch the train. American Heritage. The act of hurrying carelessly or recklessly. Haste makes waste. Webster's New World. Necessity for hurrying; urgency.
HASTE definition: a situation in which you are in a hurry and do something more quickly than you should: . Learn more.
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