haste
noun
1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- he soon regretted his haste
Similar word(s): hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation
Definition categories: attribute, fastness, speed, swiftness
2. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- in his haste to leave he forgot his book
Similar word(s): hurry, rush, rushing
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
3. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
Similar word(s): hurry
Definition categories: state, urgency
Sentences with haste as a noun:
- We were running late so we finished our meal in haste.
verb
1. (transitive) To urge onward; to hasten
2. (intransitive) To move with haste.