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   post-haste

   /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/

   adverb

   • 1. with great speed or immediacy: "she would go post-haste to England"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from the direction ‘haste, post, haste’, formerly given on letters.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › posthastePosthaste Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   noun. post· haste ˈpōst-ˈhāst. Synonyms of posthaste. archaic. : great haste. posthaste. 2 of 3. adverb. : with all possible speed. posthaste. 3 of 3. adjective. obsolete. : speedy, immediate. requires your … posthaste appearance William Shakespeare. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOSTHASTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adverb. old-fashioned formal uk / ˌpəʊstˈheɪst / us / ˌpoʊstˈheɪst / Add to word list. as fast as possible: They travelled posthaste to Rome to collect the award. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fast and rapid. (at) full speed/tilt/pelt idiom. apace. as fast as your legs would carry you idiom. as if it is going out of style idiom.

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   Posthaste definition: with the greatest possible speed or promptness. See examples of POSTHASTE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › post-hastePost-haste - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   2 days ago · as fast as possible; with all possible haste.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOST-HASTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you go somewhere or do something post-haste, you go there or do it as quickly as you can. [ formal ] The pilot wisely decided to return to Farnborough post haste.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOSTHASTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. with great haste; as fast as possible 2. archaic great haste.... Click for more definitions.

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   post-haste, n., adj., & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.