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    haste
    /heɪst/

    noun

    • 1. excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry: "working with feverish haste"

    verb

    • 1. archaic term for hasten

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHASTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    [ + 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hasteHaste Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HASTE is rapidity of motion : swiftness. How to use haste in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Haste.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › hasteHASTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Haste most commonly refers to urgency, such as in completing a task. It can also be used as another word for speed or swiftness, as in We have to move with haste if we want to make it on time. The phrase make haste means to move quickly, hurry up, or rush.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHASTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Haste is the quality of doing something quickly, sometimes too quickly so that you are careless and make mistakes. In their haste to escape the rising water, they dropped some expensive equipment. The translations bear the signs of inaccuracy and haste.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › hasteHaste - definition of haste by The Free Dictionary

    Define haste. haste synonyms, haste pronunciation, haste translation, English dictionary definition of haste. n. 1. Rapidity of action or motion: the haste with which she climbed the stairs. 2. Rash or headlong action; precipitateness: forgot the tickets in their...

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hasteHaste - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    You can use the noun haste for things done with extraordinary speed and often in a situation where there's pressure to perform or complete a task. "In her haste to catch the train she ran six blocks, but when she boarded, she noticed she was wearing one blue tennis shoe and one red one."

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of haste – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    HASTE definition: a situation in which you are in a hurry and do something more quickly than you should: . Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhaste noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of haste noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › hasteHaste Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. The act of hurrying; quickness of motion; rapidity. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Rash or headlong action; precipitateness. Forgot the tickets in their haste to catch the train. American Heritage. The act of hurrying carelessly or recklessly. Haste makes waste. Webster's New World. Necessity for hurrying; urgency.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › haste_vhaste, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the verb haste mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb haste . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.