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 original American Idol winner and cover queen is expected to resume hosting The Kelly Clarkson Show post haste, according to Deadline.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Hallucinations taken as prophecy, destabilized on a middling journey to outpace, to open-chase, to claim supremacy, to reign indefinitely, haste and paste control altering deletion, unstable desire remains undefeated.
—John Werner, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The theft echoes another heist in the Netherlands last November—this one botched—in which criminals blew off the doors of Oisterwijk’s MPV Gallery, making off with two Andy Warhol prints and leaving two more behind, damaged, in their haste.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
As with any case of the Heat working on a Butler offseason deal (either with an opt in or opt out), timing will be a factor, with a lack of haste potentially limiting Heat follow-up offseason moves.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Hallucinations taken as prophecy, destabilized on a middling journey to outpace, to open-chase, to claim supremacy, to reign indefinitely, haste and paste control altering deletion, unstable desire remains undefeated.
—John Werner, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The theft echoes another heist in the Netherlands last November—this one botched—in which criminals blew off the doors of Oisterwijk’s MPV Gallery, making off with two Andy Warhol prints and leaving two more behind, damaged, in their haste.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
As with any case of the Heat working on a Butler offseason deal (either with an opt in or opt out), timing will be a factor, with a lack of haste potentially limiting Heat follow-up offseason moves.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haste
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At least that deficiency is mostly due to a shortfall in the least impactful area, grounders, where his 88.5 mph average exit speed allowed is over a full standard deviation worse than league average.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The controller's full-color display keeps you updated on your speed, battery and depth at all times.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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The hotel sits on beautiful Palm Beach, at the northwest corner of the island, and is within walking distance of a livelier downtown area, while still being away from the hustle and bustle.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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Why Traditional Sales Culture Is Driving Burnout Sales culture loves hustle.—
Erin Stafford,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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For founders, this shift will favor adaptation, velocity, embracing change and harnessing AI agents to replicate the work of entire departments.—
Alexander Fred-Ojala,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Ober also struggled with diminished velocity in spring training, attributing it to his mechanics being out of whack, an especially big challenge for the 6-foot-9 right-hander.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Far removed from the green rush, Mura is helping the service businesses that maintain our buildings, hospitals and infrastructure operate faster and smarter.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The rush is also on to translate EV supremacy to other industries.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Though Clark may be out, the Fever still have a talented squad that can put up buckets in a hurry.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Pod coffee was an easier way to make a single cup in a hurry.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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The Lower Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley are also drought-free with 30 to 90-day precipitation averaging above normal.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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March’s abnormally warm weather and lack of precipitation was largely the cause for the spring spike, Meyer said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
3 June 2025
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“Haste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haste. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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