in haste

prepositional phrase

In a hurry, hastily, quickly.

“Act in haste, repent at leisure.”

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hurriedlyhastily
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. formalIn a hurry, hastily, quickly.

    In her haste to get to school, she almost forgot her school bag.

  2. Too quickly, without careful thought and planning.

    Act in haste, repent at leisure.

    1 more example

    The decision had been taken in haste, and hence was the bad outcome.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a hurried or hasty manner

Similar
hurriedlyhastily
Also see
hastilyhurriedly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German in Eile
  • in Eilein a hurry
Italian in fretta
  • in frettain a hurry
Latin properē
  • properēin a hurry
Cite this entry
APA

in haste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20haste

MLA

“in haste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20haste. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in haste,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20haste.

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