haste, hurry, speed, expedition, dispatch mean quickness in movement or action. haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness.

In spite of all their haste, they didn’t have time to finish. Officials acted in haste (= too quickly), without understanding the situation.

swiftness of motion; speed; celerity He performed his task with great haste They felt the need for haste

haste (hāst), n., v., hast•ed, hast•ing. n. swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste. urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: …

Dec 5, 2025 · haste (usually uncountable, plural hastes) Speed; swiftness; dispatch. quotations We were running late so we finished our meal in haste.

What does haste mean? Haste most commonly refers to urgency, such as in completing a task.It can also be used as another word for speed or swiftness, as in We have to move with haste if …

haste (heɪst) n. 1. swiftness of motion; speed. 2. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste. 3. urgent need of quick action; a hurry.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English haste /heɪst/ noun [uncountable] 1 great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time SYN hurry I soon …

He left in haste [= hurriedly, in a hurry], so I didn't get a chance to talk to him. She sent the letter in haste and later regretted it. In their haste to leave for the airport, they forgot their passports.

Some common synonyms of haste are dispatch, expedition, hurry, and speed. While all these words mean "quickness in movement or action," haste applies to personal action and implies …