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haste
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haste  (hst)
n.
1. Rapidity of action or motion.
2. Overeagerness to act.
3. Rash or headlong action; precipitateness.
intr. & tr.v. hast·ed, hast·ing, hastes
To hasten or cause to hasten.
Idiom:
make haste
To move or act swiftly; hurry.

[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
Synonyms: haste, celerity, dispatch, expedition, hurry, speed
These nouns denote rapidity or promptness of movement or activity: left the room in haste; a legal system not known for celerity; advanced with all possible dispatch; cleaned up with remarkable expedition; worked without hurry; driving with excessive speed.
Antonym: deliberation

haste [heɪst]
n
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
make haste to hurry; rush
vb
a poetic word for hasten
[from Old French haste, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heifst hate, Old English hǣst strife, Old High German heisti powerful]
hasteful  adj
hastefully  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.haste - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
fastness, swiftness, speed - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"
precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, suddenness, precipitousness, abruptness - the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
2.hastehaste - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
bolt, dash - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
scamper, scurry, scramble - rushing about hastily in an undignified way
3.hastehaste - a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

haste
noun speed, rapidity, urgency, expedition, dispatch, velocity, alacrity, quickness, swiftness, briskness, nimbleness, fleetness, celerity, promptitude, rapidness Authorities appear to be moving with haste against the three dissidents.
speed slowness, sluggishness
in haste hastily, rashly, too quickly, impetuously Don't act in haste or be hot-headed.
make haste (Old-fashioned) hurry (up), speed up, hasten, get a move on (informal), get your skates on (informal) Simon was under orders to make haste.
Proverbs
"More haste, less speed"
"Make haste slowly (Latin festina lente)"
Translations
haste [heɪst] Nprisa f, apuro m (LAm)
to do sth in hastehacer algo precipitadamente or de prisa
to make hastedarse prisa, apurarse(LAm)
to make haste to do sthapresurarse a hacer algo
more haste less speed; make haste slowlyvísteme despacio que tengo prisa

haste [ˈheɪst] nhâte f, précipitation f
in haste → à la hâte, précipitamment
in his haste, he ... → dans sa hâte, il ...
in his haste to leave, he ... → dans sa hâte de partir, il ...
to make haste (old-fashioned)se hâter

haste
nEile f; (nervous) → Hast f; to do something in hasteetw in Eile tun; in great hastein großer Eile; to make haste to do somethingsich beeilen, etw zu tun; make haste! (old)spute dich (old); more haste less speed (Prov) → eile mit Weile (Prov)

haste [heɪst] nfretta, premura
to make haste → sbrigarsi, affrettarsi
more haste less speed (Proverb) → presto e bene raro avviene
haste [heɪst] nfretta, premura
to make haste → sbrigarsi, affrettarsi
more haste less speed (Proverb) → presto e bene raro avviene

haste
n haste [heist]
(too much) speed Your work shows signs of haste – there are too many mistakes in it. gehaastheid سُرْعَه، تَسَرُّع бързина spěch hast; hastværk die Eile βιασύνη prisa, precipitación kiirustamine عجله kiire hâte חִפָּזוֹן जल्दी, शीघ्रता žurba, hitnja sietség ketergesa-gesaan flÿtir fretta あわて 서두름 skubėjimas, skuba steiga gopoh-gapah haast hast(verk) pośpiech precipitação grabă спешка zhon naglica žurba hast, brådska, jäkt ความรีบเร่ง acele, telâş 速度(過快) поспішність, квапливість جلدی sự vội vàng
v hasten [ˈheisn]
1 to (cause to) move with speed He hastened towards me; We must hasten the preparations. haas, gou maak يُسَرِّع забързвам pospíchat; uspíšit skynde sig; fremskynde eilen, beschleunigen (επι)σπεύδω apresurarse, darse prisa, acelerar kiirustama شتاب كردن kiirehtiä (se) hâter לְמַהֵר और तीव्रता से चलना požuriti, ubrzati siettet mempercepat flÿta affrettare, affrettarsi 急ぐ 급히 가다 skubėti, paskubinti steigties; []steidzināt; paātrināt bergegas haasten skynde seg; fram-/påskynde śpieszyć się, przyśpieszać apressar(-se) a (se) grăbi торопить(ся) ponáhľať sa; urýchliť pohiteti, pospešiti ubrzati skynda, ila, påskynda รีบเร่ง acele etmek (使)快速移動 прискорювати جلدی کرنا vội vã
2 to do at once He hastened to add an explanation. dadelik byvoeg يُسْرِعُ إلى عَمَل شيء فورا побързвам pospíšit si skynde sig sich beeilen σπεύδω apresurarse a kiirustama, tagant kihutama فوراً انجام دادن ehättää s'empresser (de) לְהָחִיש शीघ्रता से करना požuriti siet segera vera snar/snöggur affrettarsi 急いで~する 서둘러 ...하다 paskubėti man jāpiebilst, ka ... segera haasten ile, være rask, haste pośpieszyć apressar-se a (se) grăbi (să) спешить poponáhľať sa pohiteti požuriti skynda sig การปราศจากการไตร่ตรอง derhal yapmak 趕緊 поспішати; квапитися فورا کرنا hấp tấp
adj hasty
1 done etc in a hurry a hasty snack. vinnig, gejaagd مُسْتَعْجَل، في عَجَلَه бърз chvatný hurtig hastig βιαστικός, που γίνεται στα γρήγορα apresurado kiire, kiir- عجولانه pikainen fait à la hâte מָהִיר जल्दबाजी में किया गया काम brzinski, žuran gyors terburu-buru snöggur, skyndi- affrettato, rapido あわただしい 간단한 skubotas steidzīgs segera haastig hurtig, hastig pośpieszny apressado (făcut) în grabă торопливый chvatný nagel na brzinu snabb, hastig รีบเร่ง acele 倉促的 швидкий جلدی کیا گیا vội vàng
2 acting or done with too much speed and without thought She is too hasty – she should think carefully before making such an important decision; a hasty decision. gejaagd مُتَسَرِّع прибързан ukvapený overilet voreilig βιαστικός, που γίνεται χωρίς πολλή σκέψη irreflexivo, precipitado rutakas با شتابزدگی hätäinen irréfléchi נֶחפָּז जल्दबाजी nagao, nepromišljen elhamarkodott tergesa-gesa fljótfær frettoloso 性急な 신속한 greitas, skubotas pārsteidzīgs; neapdomāts terburu-buru haastig forhastet, overilt pochopny precipitado pripit, repezit поспешный prenáhlený prenagljen brzoplet förhastad, överilad ลวก ๆ düşüncesiz 草率的 поспішний, квапливий جلدباز hấp tấp
3 easily made angry a hasty temper. driftig, opvlieënd سَريع الغَضَب сприхав vznětlivý opfarende hitzig ευέξαπτος impaciente, con genio äkiline تند خو äkkipikainen emporté פָּזִיז जल्दी नाराज होने वाला naprasit, nagao hirtelen (természet) mudah marah uppstökkur irritabile 短気な 성미가 급한 ūmus, karšto būdo (par raksturu) straujš; ātrsirdīgs panas baran opvliegend hissig, oppfarende porywczy impetuoso iute (la mânie) вспыльчивый prchký, popudlivý vzkipljiv nagao hetsig, häftig โกรธง่าย çabuk kızan 易發火的 запальний بہت تیز nóng tính
adv hastily
haastig باسْتِعْجال، بِسُرْعَه، بِتَسَرُّع прибързано chvatně overilet eilig βιαστικά apresuradamente, precipitadamente rutakalt با شتاب kiireisesti à la hâte בְּחִפָּזוֹן शीघ्रता žurno, naglo gyorsan dengan tergesa-gesa fljótfærnislega precipitosamente あわてて 서둘러서 skubiai, skubotai steidzīgi; steigšus; pārsteidzīgi dengan terburu-buru haastig hastig, forhastet pośpiesznie precipitadamente în grabă поспешно prenáhlene naglo naglo hastigt, förhastat อย่างรีบเร่ง aceleyle 急速地 спішно, похапцем عجلت سے một cách vội vàng; hấp tấp
n hastiness
haastigheid سُرْعَه، تَسَرُّع прибързаност uspěchanost; chvat opfarenhed die Eile βιασύνη precipitación, prisa rutakus عجله kiire précipitation חִפָּזוֹן उतावलापन prenagljenost, žurba, hitnja elhamarkodottság ketergesa-gesaan fljótfærni fretta あわただしさ 조급 skubotumas steiga; pārsteidzība; ātrsirdīgums sifat yg terburu-buru haast ubesindighet pośpiech precipitação grabă поспешность prenáhlenosť; zhon naglica naglost skyndsamhet ความรีบเร่ง acelecilik 急速,性急 поспішність; запальність عجلت sự vội vàng; sự hấp tấp ,
in haste
in a hurry; quickly I am writing in haste before leaving for the airport. inderhaas بِسُرْعَه забързан v rychlosti i hast in Eile βιαστικά a la carrera, precipitadamente kiirustades شتاب زده kiireessä à la hâte בְּחוֹפזָה तेजी से u žurbi sietve dengan cepat í flÿti in fretta 急いで 서둘러서 skubėdamas steigā tergesa-gesa in haast; snel i all hast w pośpiechu à pressa în grabă второпях v rýchlosti v naglici u žurbi i en hast เร่ง aceleyle 匆忙地 похапцем, нашвидку جلدبازی میں vội vàng; hấp tấp
make haste
to hurry. haas jou يُسْرِع бързам pospíchat skynde sig sich beeilen βιάζομαι, κάνω γρήγορα darse prisa, apurarse عجله كردن kiirehtiä faire vite בִּמהִירוּת जल्दबाजी करना požuriti se siet cepat flÿta (sér) sbrigarsi 急ぐ 서두르다 (pa)skubėti pasteigties cepat-cepat haast maken skynde seg śpieszyć się despachar-se a se grăbi торопиться ponáhľať sa podvizati se požuriti skynda sig เร็ว ๆ acele ettirmek 趕快 поспішати; квапитися جلدی کرنا mau lên


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