— hasteful , adj. — hastefully , adv. — hasteless , adj. — hastelessness , n.
/hayst/ , n. , v. , hasted, hasting .
n.
1. swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
2. urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: to be in haste to get ahead in the world.
3. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste.
4. make haste , to act or go with speed; hurry: She made haste to tell the president the good news.
v.i. , v.t.
5. Archaic. to hasten.
[ 1250-1300; ME haste, OE haest violence, ON heifst hatred, Goth haifsts quarrel ]
Syn. 1. See speed. 2. flurry, bustle, ado, urgency. 3. precipitancy, precipitation.
Ant. 1. sloth.