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Haste

Haste Meaning & Definition
Haste Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Haste?

[n] the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
[n] overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
[n] a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Haste: hastiness | hurriedness | hurry | hurry | hurry | precipitation | rush | rushing

Related Terms | Find terms related to Haste: air speed | alacrity | anxiety | barrel | beeline | breathless impatience | briskness | bucket | bustle | carelessness | celerity | chafing | dash | desperateness | devil-may-careness | dispatch | disquietude | drive | eagerness | excitement | expedition | expeditiousness | fastness | fleetness | flight | flit | flurry | forwardness | fretfulness | fretting | furiousness | ground speed | hasten | hastiness | heedlessness | highball | hotfoot | hotheadedness | hurriedness | hurry | hustle | impatience | impatientness | impetuosity | impetuousness | impulse | impulsiveness | instantaneousness | knots | lather | lightning speed | miles per hour | overeagerness | overenthusiasm | overhastiness | overzealousness | pace | precipitance | precipitancy | precipitateness | precipitation | precipitousness | precociousness | precocity | prematureness | prematurity | promptitude | promptness | quickness | rapidity | rashness | recklessness | restiveness | restlessness | rocket | round pace | rpm | run | rush | rustle | snappiness | speed | speediness | stew | suddenness | sweat | swift rate | swiftness | tense readiness | uneasiness | unpatientness | unquietness | untimeliness | urgency | velocity | wantonness | wildness

See Also | abruptness | bolt | dash | fastness | motion | move | movement | precipitance | precipitancy | precipitateness | scamper | scramble | scurry | speed | suddenness | swiftness | urgency

Haste In Webster's Dictionary

\Haste\, n. [OE. hast; akin to D. haast, G., Dan., Sw., & OFries. hast, cf. OF. haste, F. h[^a]te (of German origin); all perh. fr. the root of E. hate in a earlier sense of, to pursue. See {Hate}.] 1. Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals. The king's business required haste. --1 Sam. xxi. 8. 2. The state of being urged or pressed by business; hurry; urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence. I said in my haste, All men are liars. --Ps. cxvi. 11. {To make haste}, to hasten. Syn: Speed; quickness; nimbleness; swiftness; expedition; dispatch; hurry; precipitance; vehemence; precipitation. Usage: {Haste}, {Hurry}, {Speed}, {Dispatch}. Haste denotes quickness of action and a strong desire for getting on; hurry includes a confusion and want of collected thought not implied in haste; speed denotes the actual progress which is made; dispatch, the promptitude and rapidity with which things are done. A man may properly be in haste, but never in a hurry. Speed usually secures dispatch.
\Haste\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Hasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hasting}.] [OE. hasten; akin to G. hasten, D. haasten, Dan. haste, Sw. hasta, OF. haster, F. h[^a]ter. See {Haste}, n.] To hasten; to hurry. [Archaic] I 'll haste the writer. --Shak. They were troubled and hasted away. --Ps. xlviii. 5.

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