n. Function: noun
1 rapidity of motion or action FF1C; we finished our job with great haste FF1E;
Synonyms: celerity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, hurry, hustle, rustle, speed, speediness, swiftness
Related Words: fastness, fleetness, quickness, rapidity; pace, velocity; dash, drive
Contrasted Words: languidness, languor, leisureliness, reluctance, slowness; lethargy, sluggishness, torpor
Antonyms: deliberateness, deliberation
2 rash or headlong action FF1C; oversights due to haste FF1E;
Synonyms: hastiness, hurriedness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, rush
Related Words: impetuosity, impetuousness, impulsiveness
Contrasted Words: care, carefulness, circumspection, hastelessness, unhurriedness
Antonyms: deliberateness, deliberation