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haste
Part of speech: NounQuickness of movement; celerity; speed; swiftness.
Usage examples "haste":- " In too great haste art thou," were her first words. - "The Maid of Maiden Lane", Amelia E. Barr.
- The Duke of York being ready, we into his closet, but, being in haste to go to the Parliament House, he could not stay. - "Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Transcribed From The Shorthand Manuscript In The Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge By The Rev. Mynors Bright", Samuel Pepys Commentator: Lord Braybrooke.
- He hoped some day to be rich, but he was content to make haste slowly. - "The Main Chance", Meredith Nicholson.