haste

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /heɪst/

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Noun

Singular haste

Plural none

1. (uncountable) If you make haste, you try to do something quickly and soon.

   We must make haste if we are to arrive on time.

2. (uncountable) Your haste is the careless speed you do something with.

   In my haste to catch the bus, I forgot my bag.