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| haste [ hayst ] |
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great speed: great speed, especially in situations where time is limited
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 Act in haste, repent at leisure.
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle hast·ed, present participle hast·ing, 3rd person present singular hastes) |
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Same as hasten (sense 2) (sense 3)
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more haste less speed U.K. a way of saying that it is not worth rushing something because too many mistakes will be made
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