posthaste
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posthaste
- /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/ UK
- /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/ US
Where it comes from
From the former instruction on letters ‘haste, post, haste’, later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.
adverb post-haste · post haste · postehaste · poste-haste
- Quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed. It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste.
noun post-haste · post haste · postehaste · poste-haste
- Alternative spelling of post-haste.post-haste "And this, I take it, Is the main motive of our preparations The source of this our watch, and the chief head Of this post-haste and rummage in the land."
