haste
/heɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /heɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhāst/ (ame, mw)
haste — noun
1. the act of doing something too quickly, often because there seems to be too litt
the act of doing something too quickly, often because there seems to be too little time.
In her haste, Reema sent the email before checking the date.
in [someone's] haste
The note was written in haste, and half the words were missing.
phrase: in haste
At the airport, Soraya's haste left her passport on the taxi seat.
The coach reminded the team that haste often leads to careless errors.
- patience
careful willingness to wait or act without rushing
文法句型
in haste
in [someone's] haste
with undue haste
用法筆記
Often used in warnings about acting too fast, especially when mistakes may follow. In everyday speech, hurry is more common.
常見錯誤
haste — verb
- hastepresent simple I / you / we / they
- hastes3rd person singular
- hasting-ing form
- hastedpast simple
1. to hurry somewhere or begin doing something at once, using a formal style.
to hurry somewhere or begin doing something at once, using a formal style.
Hearing the baby cry, Putri hasted upstairs to the bedroom.
formal: haste + adverb of direction
When the shop alarm rang, Andrés hasted out through the back door.
The old woman hasted across the square before the rain began.
At sunrise, the farmers hasted to the fields with empty baskets.
- linger
to stay or move slowly instead of leaving at once
文法句型
haste + adverb of direction
haste to [place]
用法筆記
Formal and literary in tone. In normal modern conversation, speakers usually say hurry instead.
常見錯誤
2. to make someone move or act faster, using language that sounds formal or old-fas
to make someone move or act faster, using language that sounds formal or old-fashioned.
The captain's sharp order hasted the crew into the boats.
formal: haste + object + into [place]
News of the storm hasted Mira and her brother home before dusk.
A guard's whistle hasted shoppers toward the station exit.
Nothing could haste the doctor from the sick child's bedside.
- delay
to make someone wait or move later than expected
文法句型
haste + object + adverb of direction
haste + object + into/out of [place]
用法筆記
This transitive use is rare in present-day English. Most speakers would choose hurry, rush, or urge instead.