haste
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of HASTE
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speed of motion or action
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quickness or eagerness that can result in mistakes
— often used with in
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The application had been approved with undue haste.
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He left in haste [=hurriedly, in a hurry], so I didn't get a chance to talk to him.
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She sent the letter in haste and later regretted it.
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In their haste to leave for the airport, they forgot their passports.
haste makes waste
US
— used to say that doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result in time, effort, materials, etc., being wasted
make haste
old-fashioned
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to move, act, or go quickly
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hurry
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“You will be too late, if you do not make haste.”
Jane Austen, Persuasion (1817)
