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    Post·haste
    /ˌpōstˈhāst/

    adverb

    • 1. with great speed or immediacy: "she would go posthaste to England"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › posthastePosthaste Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of POSTHASTE is great haste. How to use posthaste in a sentence. Did you know?

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    Posthaste definition: with the greatest possible speed or promptness. See examples of POSTHASTE used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOSTHASTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adverb. old-fashioned formal uk / ˌpəʊstˈheɪst / us / ˌpoʊstˈheɪst / Add to word list. as fast as possible: They travelled posthaste to Rome to collect the award. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fast and rapid. (at) full speed/tilt/pelt idiom. apace. as fast as your legs would carry you idiom. as if it is going out of style idiom.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › posthaste-word-history'Posthaste': History and Meaning | Merriam-Webster

    The post in posthaste is the same as in post office: it has to do with the mail. In Middle English, post haste was a noun for the speed with which a person delivering mail was pressed to do their job. In the 16th century "haste, post, haste" was used to inform couriers (also called posts) that a letter was urgent.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOSTHASTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adverb. old-fashioned formal us / ˌpoʊstˈheɪst / uk / ˌpəʊstˈheɪst / Add to word list. as fast as possible: They traveled posthaste to Rome to collect the award. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fast and rapid. (at) full speed/tilt/pelt idiom. apace. as fast as your legs would carry you idiom. as if it is going out of style idiom.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › posthastePosthaste - definition of posthaste by The Free Dictionary

    Define posthaste. posthaste synonyms, posthaste pronunciation, posthaste translation, English dictionary definition of posthaste. adv. With great speed; rapidly. n.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › post-haste_npost-haste, n., adj., & adv. meanings, etymology and more |...

    post-haste, n., adj., & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › posthasteposthaste - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 30, 2024 · posthaste (not comparable) quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed. It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste. 1946, Paramahansa Yogananda, “Chapter 17”, in Autobiography of a Yogi: "Sasi cannot last through the night."

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOSTHASTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    posthaste in American English. (ˈpoustˈheist) adverb. 1. with the greatest possible speed or promptness. to come to a friend's aid posthaste. noun. 2. archaic. great haste.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPOSTHASTE - All you need to know about it - Collins Online ...

    A complete guide to the word "POSTHASTE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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