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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.

Origin of posthaste

First recorded in 1530–40; post³ + haste

Words nearby posthaste

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Example sentences from the Web for post-haste

However, time was too precious to be wasted in soliloquizing, so he went off post-haste towards the woods round the Priory.

A Coin of Edward VII |Fergus Hume
I was told the owner's name and immediately sent a messenger for him post-haste.

My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands |George Francis Train
So poor Will would have to find, in post-haste, the nearest friends he could find to trust him and his story.

Shakespeare's Family |Mrs. C. C. Stopes
Surely you came off in post-haste this morning without your rings?'

The Guinea Stamp |Annie S. Swan

To one of the leading booksellers Veron trotted off post-haste, and opened the business.

The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for post-haste

posthaste

/ (ˈpəʊstˈheɪst) /

adverb

with great haste; as fast as possible

noun

archaic great haste

Cultural definitions for post-haste

posthaste

[ (pohst-hayst) ]

Immediately, with great speed: “Get the flood warning to the media posthaste.”