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The meaning of HASTE is rapidity of motion : swiftness. How to use haste in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Haste.
urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: to be in haste to get ahead in the world. Synonyms: urgency, ado, bustle, flurry. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste. Synonyms: precipitation, precipitancy.
haste. noun [ U ] disapproving uk / heɪst / us / heɪst /. Add to word list Add to word list. (too much) speed: in haste 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.
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner. “in his haste to leave he forgot his book”. synonyms: hurry, rush, rushing. see more see less. types: bolt, dash. the act of moving with great haste. scamper, scramble, scurry. the act of rushing about hastily in an undignified way.
Check pronunciation: haste. Definition of haste noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. swiftness of motion; speed; celerity. He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste. 2. urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush. to be in haste to get ahead in the world. 3. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed.
n. 1. speed, esp in an action; swiftness; rapidity. 2. the act of hurrying in a careless or rash manner. 3. a necessity for hurrying; urgency. 4. make haste to hurry; rush. vb. a poetic word for hasten.
Haste is the quality of doing something quickly, sometimes too quickly so that you are careless and make mistakes.
a situation in which you are in a hurry and do something more quickly than you should: In their haste to escape, they left behind all their belongings. (Definition of haste from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The act of hurrying; quickness of motion; rapidity. Rash or headlong action; precipitateness. Forgot the tickets in their haste to catch the train. The act of hurrying carelessly or recklessly.