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    post-haste
    /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/

    adverb

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

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

    Posthaste is an archaic word that means great haste or with all possible speed. It comes from the phrase "haste, post, haste" used by couriers in the 16th century to deliver urgent letters.

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

    Posthaste is an old-fashioned formal adverb meaning as fast as possible. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find out how to say it in different languages.

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

    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

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

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

    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

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

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › post-haste_npost-haste, n., adj., & adv. meanings, etymology and more |...

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