hastenoun [ U ]
uk/heɪst/us/heɪst/disapproving(too much) speed:
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Speed of motion
- airspeed
- at full/half throttle idiom
- brisk
- burst
- celerity
- clip
- fleet
- going
- ground speed
- momentum
- rapid
- rate
- speed
- speedy
- swift
- throttle
- top
- velocity
- zip
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Idiom(s)
make haste
more haste, less speed