haste

1 of 2

noun

ˈhāst

: rapidity of motion : swiftness

out of breath from haste

Jane Austen

We must make haste.

: rash or headlong action : precipitateness

She sent the letter in haste and later regretted it.

the beauty of speed uncontaminated by haste

Harper's

: undue eagerness to act

In their haste to leave for the airport, they forgot their passports.

haste

2 of 2

verb

hasted; hasting

transitive verb

archaic : to urge on : hasten

with our fair entreaties haste them on

William Shakespeare

haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee jest and youthful jollity

John Milton

intransitive verb

: to move or act swiftly

these minutes even now hasting into eternity

Winston Churchill

Example Sentences

Noun The application had been approved with undue haste. made haste to get there on time

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As long as something could still possibly happen (with emphasis on possibly), why act in haste?

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Where is the haste inside the boardroom of a company like Chevron?

New York Times, 9 Oct. 2021 But the government’s haste to put an end to the pandemic, repair the economy and pave the way for the Games, stands in contrast to the public’s caution.

Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020 Also this month, unfolding at the same time that the big-C Church has been tripping over itself in its haste to avoid blame and to assail investigative journalism, beautiful things have been happening in the little-c church all around me.

The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Benedict’s response to the scandal was compromised by his haste to canonize John Paul, amid mounting evidence of the late Pope’s lack of sensitivity to the issue, and by his own reluctance to admit error on the Church’s part.

Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022 In its haste for vengeance, the United States embarked on massive wars targeting not only Iraq and Afghanistan but activities in some 80 countries.

James Nalton, Forbes, 8 June 2022 By not moving with haste for Hauser, the Heat held back the two-way contact that instead went in September to Martin, who ultimately thrived as a rotation player.

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2022 The stories that Dawn tells in therapy are mired in a fractured past, missing logical connections, sapped of beauty, articulated in great haste, full of self-sabotage.

Hannah Gold, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022

Verb

But haste and carelessness in crafting the aid created a wellspring for fraud and waste - a mess that hundreds of federal investigators are still trying to clean up.

Lisa Rein And Yeganeh Torbati, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 Amanda, who went placidly amid the noise and haste up until that point, freaks out and throws a glass at Hannah.

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021 These Green New Deals and Green Revolutions are increasingly being seen as the only solution to meeting the climate, corona and credit crises at the scale and haste that science and justice require.

Sophie Shnapp, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2021 If steady, mature Gerald Ford succumbed to haste when his presidency was on the line, imagine what Donald Trump will do.

Rick Perlstein, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020 See More

haste

noun

as in speed

a high rate of movement or performance made haste to get there on time

Synonyms & Similar Words

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hurry
velocity
swiftness
rate
celerity
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rapidity
pace
fleetness
speediness
acceleration
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rush
alacrity
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fastness
gait
tempo
promptitude
clip
promptness
expedition
hustle
precipitation
dispatch
drive
precipitousness
expeditiousness
warp speed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

slowness
reluctance
lethargy
sluggishness
languor
torpidity
torpor
deliberateness
deliberation
languidness
procrastination
lateness
dilatoriness
leisureliness
pokiness

as in hustle

excited and often showy or disorderly speed haste makes waste in her haste, she forgot her keys

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scurry
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bustle
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impulsiveness
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celerity
rashness
impetuosity
flutter
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expedition
promptitude
flurry
promptness
impetuousness
velocity
fleetness
dispatch
speediness
hotheadedness
whirl
expeditiousness
rapidness
fastness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

slowness
deliberation
deliberateness
procrastination
lateness
lethargy
inertia
inaction
dilatoriness
languor
sluggishness
torpor
inertness
pokiness
inactivity
quiescence
leisureliness
dormancy

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of haste are dispatch, expedition, hurry, and speed. While all these words mean "quickness in movement or action," haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness.

marry in haste

Expedition and dispatch both imply speed and efficiency in handling affairs but expedition stresses ease or efficiency of performance and dispatch stresses promptness in concluding matters.

the case came to trial with expedition

paid bills with dispatch

The words hurry and haste are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion.

in the hurry of departure she forgot her toothbrush

The words speed and haste can be used in similar contexts, but speed suggests swift efficiency in movement or action.

exercises to increase your reading speed

单词	haste
释义	haste 1 of 2 noun ˈhāst 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 2 of 2 verb hasted; hasting transitive verb archaic : to urge on : hasten with our fair entreaties haste them on William Shakespeare haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee jest and youthful jollity John Milton intransitive verb : to move or act swiftly these minutes even now hasting into eternity Winston Churchill Synonyms Noun celerity fastness fleetness hurry quickness rapidity rapidness speed speediness swiftness velocity See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The application had been approved with undue haste. made haste to get there on time Recent Examples on the Web Noun As long as something could still possibly happen (with emphasis on possibly), why act in haste? Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Where is the haste inside the boardroom of a company like Chevron? New York Times, 9 Oct. 2021 But the government’s haste to put an end to the pandemic, repair the economy and pave the way for the Games, stands in contrast to the public’s caution. Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020 Also this month, unfolding at the same time that the big-C Church has been tripping over itself in its haste to avoid blame and to assail investigative journalism, beautiful things have been happening in the little-c church all around me. The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Benedict’s response to the scandal was compromised by his haste to canonize John Paul, amid mounting evidence of the late Pope’s lack of sensitivity to the issue, and by his own reluctance to admit error on the Church’s part. Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022 In its haste for vengeance, the United States embarked on massive wars targeting not only Iraq and Afghanistan but activities in some 80 countries. James Nalton, Forbes, 8 June 2022 By not moving with haste for Hauser, the Heat held back the two-way contact that instead went in September to Martin, who ultimately thrived as a rotation player. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2022 The stories that Dawn tells in therapy are mired in a fractured past, missing logical connections, sapped of beauty, articulated in great haste, full of self-sabotage. Hannah Gold, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022 Verb But haste and carelessness in crafting the aid created a wellspring for fraud and waste - a mess that hundreds of federal investigators are still trying to clean up. Lisa Rein And Yeganeh Torbati, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 Amanda, who went placidly amid the noise and haste up until that point, freaks out and throws a glass at Hannah. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021 These Green New Deals and Green Revolutions are increasingly being seen as the only solution to meeting the climate, corona and credit crises at the scale and haste that science and justice require. Sophie Shnapp, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2021 If steady, mature Gerald Ford succumbed to haste when his presidency was on the line, imagine what Donald Trump will do. Rick Perlstein, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hǣst violence First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Phrases Containing haste haste makes waste make haste haste makes waste make haste Kids Definition haste noun ˈhāst 1 : quickness of motion or action : speed He left in haste. 2 : hasty action Haste makes waste. haste noun 1 as in speed a high rate of movement or performance made haste to get there on time Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance speed hurry velocity swiftness rate celerity quickness rapidity pace fleetness speediness acceleration rapidness rush alacrity hastiness fastness gait tempo promptitude clip promptness expedition hustle precipitation dispatch drive precipitousness expeditiousness warp speed Antonyms & Near Antonyms slowness reluctance lethargy sluggishness languor torpidity torpor deliberateness deliberation languidness procrastination lateness dilatoriness leisureliness pokiness See More 2 as in hustle excited and often showy or disorderly speed haste makes waste in her haste, she forgot her keys Synonyms & Similar Words hustle hastiness rush hurry precipitation scramble speed swiftness scurry precipitousness bustle stampede dash scuttle impulsiveness quickness stir rapidity beeline celerity rashness impetuosity flutter impulsivity expedition promptitude flurry promptness impetuousness velocity fleetness dispatch speediness hotheadedness whirl expeditiousness rapidness fastness Antonyms & Near Antonyms slowness deliberation deliberateness procrastination lateness lethargy inertia inaction dilatoriness languor sluggishness torpor inertness pokiness inactivity quiescence leisureliness dormancy See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of haste are dispatch, expedition, hurry, and speed. While all these words mean "quickness in movement or action," haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness. marry in haste Expedition and dispatch both imply speed and efficiency in handling affairs but expedition stresses ease or efficiency of performance and dispatch stresses promptness in concluding matters. the case came to trial with expedition paid bills with dispatch The words hurry and haste are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion. in the hurry of departure she forgot her toothbrush The words speed and haste can be used in similar contexts, but speed suggests swift efficiency in movement or action. exercises to increase your reading speed
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