noun
- the act of hurrying; quickness of motion; rapidity
- the act of hurrying carelessly or recklessly: haste makes waste
- necessity for hurrying; urgency: the air of haste which marks the undertaking
Origin:
ME < OFr < Frank *haist, violence, akin to OE hæst < IE base *eibh-, quick, violent > Sans ibham, quick
transitive verb, intransitive verb hasted, hasting
Rare hasten