haste
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,855 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,750 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) also: hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation he soon regretted his haste
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner also: hurry, rush, rushing in his haste to leave he forgot his book
- a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry also: hurry in a hurry to lock the door
haste in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was getting into his clothes in fumbling haste.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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The guests of that house where misfortune had just entered were making haste to leave.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Then he went by another way through the window secretly, and in all haste back to his comrades.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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However, we attained there at length, and made the greater haste, because our stomachs were exceedingly sharp and hungry.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1