[heyst] 
noun, verb, hast⋅ed, hast⋅ing.| 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. |
| 4. | Archaic. to hasten. |
| 5. | make haste, to act or go with speed; hurry: She made haste to tell the president the good news. |
