1
as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
made haste to get there on time
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2
as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
haste makes waste in her haste, she forgot her keys
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Recent Examples of haste
But the recent pressure to produce appears to align with a culture of haste.
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Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Feelers have been put out to clubs and agents along those lines but, as with a year ago, a relative lack of football — Wrexham play just twice in the league in the first half of next month — means there will be no undue rush to push through any deals in haste.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Ministers and representatives from Western partners, Syria's regional neighbors, other Arab countries and U.N. agencies attended the one-day meeting in Brussels, organized in haste by the European Union amid change sweeping the country.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The event was organized in haste by the EU to try to take advantage of the change sweeping the country.
—Lorne Cook and Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Feelers have been put out to clubs and agents along those lines but, as with a year ago, a relative lack of football — Wrexham play just twice in the league in the first half of next month — means there will be no undue rush to push through any deals in haste.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Ministers and representatives from Western partners, Syria's regional neighbors, other Arab countries and U.N. agencies attended the one-day meeting in Brussels, organized in haste by the European Union amid change sweeping the country.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The event was organized in haste by the EU to try to take advantage of the change sweeping the country.
—Lorne Cook and Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haste
Noun
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No two giants share the same building speed (fastest, second fastest, third fastest, slowest) or the same problem.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Germany will also hope 2022’s Young Player of the Tournament Lena Oberdorf returns to full speed after missing the latter half of 2024 with a cruciate and medial collateral ligament injury (ACL and MCL).—
Julia Ranney,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Despite its central location in the West End of London, the hotel offers a welcome escape in Fitzrovia from the hustle and bustle of nearby Oxford Street, and the opening of its new Damu Spa means that guests and visitors can add wellness to the experience.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Take a moment to relax before all of the hustle and bustle.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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At low heights, though, the water’s velocity was too slow to effectively move through the coffee bed.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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The quality of the resulting cup of coffee is dependent on such variables as the amount of coffee used, the jet radius, the pour height, and the flow velocity, all of which have an impact on how the water jet interacts with the bed of coffee grounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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The medical staff rush for his help and then evacuate him.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the story goes, eyewitnesses claimed to have seen an officer shoot one or two men during a rush for a lifeboat, and then shoot himself.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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Possessions from some of those who were on the Titanic, some likely abandoned in a hurry, can also be seen on the 3D model.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the Twins don’t get their act together in a hurry, those 10 remaining games against the White Sox might not mean much.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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There is a 60% chance of precipitation to start the workweek Monday with cooler temperatures and a high of 58 and a low of 37.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2025
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Winter precipitation — which includes rain and hail — was 8.85 inches from December through Feb. 28, compared to the normal of 10.49 inches.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Haste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haste. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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