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in haste

ADVERB
fast
Synonyms
STRONGEST
quick quickly rapidly soon swift swiftly
WEAK
apace chop-chop expeditiously flat-out fleetly full tilt hastily hurriedly in a flash in nothing flat in short order like a flash like a shot like greased lightning like wildfire posthaste presto promptly pronto
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slowly
WEAK
slow
ADVERB
on the double
Synonyms
WEAK
chop-chop double-time expeditiously fast flat-out fleetly full tilt hastily hurried hurriedly in a flash in double time in high gear lickety-split like a shot like greased lightning like wildfire promptly pronto quick quickly rapidly snappily speedily swift swiftly
ADVERB
quickly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expeditiously hastily hurriedly immediately instantaneously instantly promptly rapidly speedily swiftly
STRONG
apace chop-chop quick
WEAK
briskly flat-out fleetly full tilt in a flash in nothing flat in short order lickety-split like a bat out of hell like a flash like a shot pronto swift
Antonyms
STRONGEST
eventually later slowly
ADVERB
rapidly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
briskly expeditiously fast immediately promptly speedily swiftly
WEAK
at speed flat out full tilt hastily hurriedly in a hurry in a rush lickety-split like a shot posthaste precipitately with dispatch
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slowly sluggishly
WEAK
leisurely

Example Sentences

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So is there a sweet spot, somewhere between voting in haste and having your ballot go to waste?

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

But he argued that the transition was launched in haste, pointing to a shortage of teachers, as well as teaching guides and materials.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Some critics argued that the meeting was organised in haste and was too short to cover all the key topics.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

In a report, the ISB said the support scheme appeared to have been “set up in haste, underthought and under-resourced”.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

‘Rohan? Rohan did you say? That is a glad word. We seek that land in haste from long afar.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien