noun
haste
hayst
noun
1
Speed or urgency in doing something, often at the cost of care.
"In her haste to leave, she forgot her keys."
"The report was written in haste and full of errors."
How to Use Haste
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDoing something quickly, usually implying not enough care was taken.
Common mistake
Often paired with "make haste" (an instruction to hurry) — an old-fashioned but still-understood phrase.
Common pairings
in haste
make haste
undue haste
Word Forms
hasted past tense, hastes plural, Hastes plural, hastes singular
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Etymology
From Old French haste, ultimately from a Frankish word for violent action — the sense mellowed over time to mean simple speed or urgency.