About The Word Haste
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Haste
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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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