1
as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
made haste to get there on time
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2
as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
haste makes waste in her haste, she forgot her keys
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Recent Examples of haste
The haste to get to the Cold War has sidelined Korea’s Asian Spring to the margins of history.
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Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Building such an unusual church has been a famously slow project, even in a country where, to American eyes, many things move without haste.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The hope was that a quick jolt of stimulus (delivered without haste) could stir an economic recovery.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Whether fast-spreading, painful to touch, or quick to climb up your other plants, these weeds all need removal with haste.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
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Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Building such an unusual church has been a famously slow project, even in a country where, to American eyes, many things move without haste.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The hope was that a quick jolt of stimulus (delivered without haste) could stir an economic recovery.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Whether fast-spreading, painful to touch, or quick to climb up your other plants, these weeds all need removal with haste.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for haste
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haste
Noun
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There are also several large time skips as the play picks up speed and focuses less on the group in favor of exploring Lizzie’s mother and their family in its second act.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa made landfall along the southwestern coast of Jamaica on Tuesday with dangerous wind speeds of 185 mph and life-threatening storm surge, preparing to leave a wake of destruction across the island before focusing its ferocity on southeastern Cuba.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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González earned 23 minutes with his hustle.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Less than a decade later, his hustle had paid off.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As winds move between the Moquith and Moccasin mountains, the velocity increases and carries the sand grains from the sandstone.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Pitch velocities have sped up by nearly 6% percent since 2002, one analysis found.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tagovailoa’s 11 rushes this season have gained 38 yards.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Business was steady just after the lunch rush on a recent weekday.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, to save time, someone who is always in a hurry with limited time for exercise except weekends may be in the habit of leaping into vigorous exercise without warming up properly.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Christian Barmore led with four hurries and Milton Williams had three, but Gabriel was hit just twice.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chance of precipitation is less than 20%, which is considered a slight chance.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the precipitation, winds could also be increasingly gusty from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Haste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haste. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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