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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

post-free, postgame, postglacial, postgrad, postgraduate, posthaste, postheat, post hoc, post hoc, ergo propter hoc, posthole, posthole digger
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Words related to posthaste

at once, breakneck, directly, double-quick, expeditious, flat-out, fleet, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, hasty, headlong, lickety-split, pell-mell, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, rapid, rapidly

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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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