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noun
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: Haste makes waste.
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Hasted
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5.
make haste, to act or go with speed; hurry: She made haste to tell the president the good news.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Germanic; akin to Old Frisian hāste, Old English hæst violence, Old Norse heifst hatred, Gothic haifsts quarrel
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Germanic; akin to Old Frisian hāste, Old English hæst violence, Old Norse heifst hatred, Gothic haifsts quarrel
Related forms
haste·ful, adjective
haste·ful·ly, adverb
haste·less, adjective
haste·less·ness, noun
un·hast·ed, adjective
EXPANDun·hast·ing, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. sloth.
1. sloth.
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Word Origin & History
haste
c.1300, from O.Fr. haste (12c.), from Frankish *haifst "violence," from W.Gmc. *khaistiz (cf. Goth. haifsts "strife," O.E. hæste "violent, vehement, impetuous"). The verb is in M.E.; the extended form hasten is from 1560s.
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