posthaste

[ pohst-heyst ]
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adverb
  1. with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.

noun
  1. Archaic. great haste.

Origin of posthaste

1
First recorded in 1530–40; post3 + haste

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How to use posthaste in a sentence

  • The man says, that his Lordship was so bad when he came away, that the family began to talk of sending for me in post haste.

    Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) | Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for posthaste

posthaste

/ (ˈpəʊstˈheɪst) /


adverb
  1. with great haste; as fast as possible

noun
  1. archaic great haste

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Cultural definitions for posthaste

posthaste

[ (pohst-hayst) ]


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

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