haste

/ˈhāst/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hǣst violence

noun

  1. rapidity of motion : swiftness

  2. rash or headlong action : precipitateness

  3. undue eagerness to act

out of breath from haste

haste hurry speed expedition dispatch mean quickness in movement or action. haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness. hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion.

verb

  1. to urge on : hasten

  2. to move or act swiftly

with our fair entreaties haste them on

idiom

  1. —used to say that doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result in time, effort, materials, etc., being wasted