posthaste

[ pohst-heyst ]
/ ˈpoʊstˈheɪst /
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adverb

with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.

noun

Archaic. great haste.

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Origin of posthaste

First recorded in 1530–40; post3 + haste

Words nearby posthaste

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Words related to post-haste

rapid, energetic, cursory, hasty, agile, brisk, brief, immediate, instantaneous, nimble, sudden, abrupt, hurried, active, expeditious, keen, swift, hot, quick, rapidly

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British Dictionary definitions for post-haste

posthaste
/ (ˈpəʊstˈheɪst) /

adverb

with great haste; as fast as possible

noun

archaic great haste
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for post-haste

posthaste
[ (pohst-hayst) ]

Immediately, with great speed: “Get the flood warning to the media posthaste.”

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