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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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Haste means (too much) speed or great speed. Learn how to use this word in sentences and idioms, and see translations in different languages.
- English (US)
HASTE meaning: 1. (too much) speed: 2. (too much) speed: 3....
- Znaczenie Haste, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
haste definicja: 1. (too much) speed: 2. (too much) speed:...
- Haste: Ukrainian Translation
HASTE - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...
- Haste: French Translation
HASTE translate: hâte [feminine], hâte. Learn more in the...
- Haste: Japanese Translation
HASTE translate: 急ぐこと, あわてること, 急（いそ）ぎ. Learn more in the...
- Haste: Italian Translation
haste translate: fretta, urgenza, fretta. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Haste means swiftness of motion, speed, or urgency, but also unnecessarily quick action or thoughtless haste. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, idioms, and examples of haste.
Haste is a noun meaning rapidity of motion or action, or a verb meaning to urge on or move swiftly. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases.
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.
Haste is the rapidity of action or motion, or the act of hurrying in a careless or rash manner. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of haste in this comprehensive online dictionary.
Haste is a noun that means speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time. Learn how to use it in sentences, idioms and collocations with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
