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How to pronounce haste in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hurry, rush, rushing
Type of move, motion, movement
Has types scurry, dash, bolt, scamper, scramble


in his haste to leave he forgot his book.
Type Words
Synonyms hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation
Type of speed, swiftness, fastness
Has types precipitateness, precipitance, precipitancy, abruptness, precipitousness, suddenness
Derivation hasty


he soon regretted his haste.
Type Words
Synonyms hurry
Type of urgency

Examples of haste

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In our haste to get everything ready, James and I hadn't got to know each other.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It was the haste in pulling the red card that was concerning more than anything.
From the newstalkzb.co.nz
Problems were to be expected for a Scheme that was put together with such haste.
From the scoop.co.nz
In haste, she pleaded with the headmaster of the school my two sisters attended.
From the independent.co.uk
If it's a clear afternoon, make haste to The Peak and the vertiginous Peak Tram.
From the couriermail.com.au
The Government wants haste, though not quite as much haste as the council hoped.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Egypt's leaders had sound reasons for their haste in selecting a new President.
From the time.com
Some were affronted by the haste with which he demanded cloture and a final vote.
From the time.com
The haste with which this agreement has been reached should make us suspicious.
From the chron.com
More examples
  • Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
  • The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
  • Hurry: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
  • A speedy or quick action. (e.g. We were running late so we finished our meal in haste); To urge onward; to hasten; To move with haste
  • (hastely) Hastily
  • Term used to describe a property of an item or weapon that grants faster speed of attack to the wielder.
  • Half-Fourier acquisition single shot turbospin echo
  • One creature/level moves faster, +1 on attack rolls, AC, and Reflex saves.
  • Swiftness of motion; speed; celerity; urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush; unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed