Dec 4, 2016 · haste, hurry, speed, expedition, dispatch mean quickness in movement or action. haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness.

In spite of all their haste, they didn’t have time to finish. Officials acted in haste (= too quickly), without understanding the situation.

swiftness of motion; speed; celerity He performed his task with great haste They felt the need for haste

haste (heɪst) n. 1. swiftness of motion; speed. 2. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste. 3. urgent need of quick action; a hurry.

Definition of haste noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 29, 2025 · haste (usually uncountable, plural hastes) Speed; swiftness; dispatch. quotations We were running late so we finished our meal in haste.

They felt the need for haste. urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: to be in haste to get ahead in the world. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste …

HASTE definition: swiftness of motion; speed; celerity. See examples of haste used in a sentence.

HASTE meaning: 1 : speed of motion or action quickness or eagerness that can result in mistakes often used with in; 2 : used to say that doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result …

When something is done in haste, it's done fast, and often with carelessness. In his haste to finish the paper, he didn't notice he had replaced "taste" with "waste" during spell-checking, so his …