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adverb
- 1. with great speed or immediacy: "she would go post-haste to England"
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noun. post· haste ˈpōst-ˈhāst. Synonyms of posthaste. archaic. : great haste. posthaste. 2 of 3. adverb. : with all possible speed. posthaste. 3 of 3. adjective. obsolete. : speedy, immediate. requires your … posthaste appearance—William Shakespeare. Did you know?
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.
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.
Posthaste definition: with the greatest possible speed or promptness. See examples of POSTHASTE used in a sentence.
3 days ago · as fast as possible; with all possible haste.
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.
2 meanings: 1. with great haste; as fast as possible 2. archaic great haste.... Click for more definitions.
Define posthaste. posthaste synonyms, posthaste pronunciation, posthaste translation, English dictionary definition of posthaste. adv. With great speed; rapidly. n.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word post-haste. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of post-haste adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
