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

    old-fashioned formal uk / ˌpəʊstˈheɪst / us / ˌpoʊstˈheɪst / Add to word list. as fast as possible: They travelled posthaste to Rome to collect the award. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fast and rapid. (at) full speed/tilt/pelt idiom. apace. as fast as your legs would carry you idiom. as if it is going out of style idiom.

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

    posthaste. 3 of 3. adjective. obsolete. : speedy, immediate. requires your … posthaste appearance William Shakespeare. Did you know? In the 16th century, the phrase "haste, post, haste" was used to inform posts (as couriers were then called) that a letter was urgent and must be hastily delivered.

  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

    5 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. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › posthasteposthaste - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 30, 2024 · Adverb. [ edit] posthaste (not comparable) quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed. It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste. Synonyms. [ edit] (quickly): ASAP, quickly. See also Thesaurus:quickly. Noun. [ edit] posthaste ( uncountable) Alternative spelling of post-haste. Anagrams.

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

    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word post-haste. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  9. 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.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › posthastePosthaste - definition of posthaste by The Free Dictionary

    Define posthaste. posthaste synonyms, posthaste pronunciation, posthaste translation, English dictionary definition of posthaste. adv. With great speed; rapidly. n.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › posthaste-word-history'Posthaste': History and Meaning | Merriam-Webster

    The post in posthaste is the same as in post office: it has to do with the mail. In Middle English, post haste was a noun for the speed with which a person delivering mail was pressed to do their job. In the 16th century "haste, post, haste" was used to inform couriers (also called posts) that a letter was urgent.