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

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Examples from the Web for posthaste

He was prepared, at any alarming silence, to send the boys down there posthaste to investigate.
Skyrider|B. M. Bower
He accordingly sent his private secretary Biraga, posthaste to Spain with two letters.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
The bearer on horseback, the horse in a foam—smoking like a boiler at the heat—be sure a posthaste letter!
The Hunchback|James Sheridan Knowles
Posthaste, two months since, came to the house outside Granada, the buyer for the London firm.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

Didn't she send me posthaste with an umbrella 'cause she see a little cloud in the sky?
Pollyanna|Eleanor H. Porter

British Dictionary definitions for posthaste

posthaste

/ (ˈpəʊstˈheɪst) /

adverb

with great haste; as fast as possible

noun

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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Origin of posthaste

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British Dictionary definitions for posthaste

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