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- Dictionaryhaste/heɪst/
noun
- 1. excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry: "working with feverish haste"
verb
- 1. archaic term for hasten
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HASTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of haste in English. haste. noun [ U ] disapproving uk / heɪst / us / heɪst / Add to word list. (too much) speed: in haste Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies. [ + to infinitive ] In her haste to get up from the table, she knocked over a cup.
1. : rapidity of motion : swiftness. out of breath from haste Jane Austen. We must make haste. 2. : rash or headlong action : precipitateness. She sent the letter in haste and later regretted it. the beauty of speed uncontaminated by haste Harper's. 3. : undue eagerness to act. In their haste to leave for the airport, they forgot their passports.
The old saying goes " haste makes waste," and when you try to do things too quickly, sometimes you do them wrong or have to do them all over again. You can use the noun haste for things done with extraordinary speed and often in a situation where there's pressure to perform or complete a task.
Haste definition: swiftness of motion; speed; celerity. See examples of HASTE used in a sentence.
Haste is the quality of doing something quickly, sometimes too quickly so that you are careless and make mistakes.
1. speed, esp in an action; swiftness; rapidity. 2. the act of hurrying in a careless or rash manner. 3. a necessity for hurrying; urgency. 4. make haste to hurry; rush. vb. a poetic word for hasten. [C14: from Old French haste, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heifst hate, Old English hǣst strife, Old High German heisti powerful]
The act of hurrying carelessly or recklessly. Haste makes waste. Webster's New World. Necessity for hurrying; urgency. An air of haste marks the undertaking. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: hastiness. precipitation. hurriedness. hurry. rushing. overhastiness. precociousness. prematurity. precipitateness. precipitance.
Definition of haste noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Haste is the quality of doing something quickly, sometimes too quickly so that you are careless and make mistakes.
a situation in which you are in a hurry and do something more quickly than you should: In their haste to escape, they left behind all their belongings. (Definition of haste from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of haste. in Chinese (Traditional) 匆忙，倉促… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 匆忙，仓促… See more.
