haste
haste Lexical Profile
haste Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.
"In her haste to catch the morning train, she accidentally left her umbrella at the front door."
Overly eager, rash, or headlong action undertaken without sufficient thought or care.
"The committee was warned that acting in haste could lead to costly mistakes down the road."
• verb
To move or act with great speed or urgency; to hurry (now chiefly archaic or literary).
"The messenger hasted back to the castle to deliver the urgent news before nightfall."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a verb, 'haste' is now largely archaic or literary, having been replaced in modern everyday English by 'hasten' or 'hurry'. As a noun, it frequently carries an implication of rashness or carelessness, as seen in the proverb 'haste makes waste'.
• Rhymes for haste
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French 'haste' ('speed, urgency'), which was itself of Frankish origin and related to Old English 'hæst' ('violence, vehemence').