posthaste

post·haste

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pohst-heyst]
- /ˈpoʊstˈheɪst/
- /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst-heyst]
- /ˈpoʊstˈheɪst/

Definitions of posthaste word

adverb posthaste with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste. 1
noun posthaste Archaic. great haste. 1
adverb posthaste as quickly as possible 1
adverb posthaste with great haste; as fast as possible 0
noun posthaste great haste 0
noun posthaste great haste, as of a postrider 0

See all 7 definitions of posthaste

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Origin of posthaste

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40; post3 + haste

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Parts of speech for Posthaste

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Posthaste

posthaste popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for posthaste

adv posthaste

agilely — quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
apace — If something develops or continues apace, it is developing or continuing quickly.
at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
by and by — presently or eventually

adj posthaste

asap — asap is an abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'.
blue streak — anything regarded as like a streak of lightning in speed, vividness, etc.
chop chop — pidgin English for quickly
chop-chop — with haste; quickly.
double-time — to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.

adverb posthaste

expeditious — Done with speed and efficiency.
expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
fleet — an arm of the sea; inlet.
hasty — moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.

adjective posthaste

expeditive — (obsolete) Performing with speed.
fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.

All 34 Synonyms of posthaste