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haste

/heɪst/

noun

Meaning

  • Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

    "We were running late so we finished our meal in haste."

  • Urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence.

verb

Meaning

  • To urge onward; to hasten.

  • To move with haste.

Synonyms

hurry,
rush,
scamper,
scramble,
scurry