Definitions

make haste

VERB

festinate

Synonyms

STRONG

barrel bolt bustle dart dash flash fly hasten hurry hustle quicken race run sail scoot scramble scurry shoot speed sprint tear whisk whiz zip zoom

WEAK

get a move on get cracking go like lightning go like the wind haste make time run like the wind shake a leg

Antonyms

STRONG

dally dawdle decelerate delay halt procrastinate rest slow stay wait walk

VERB

hasten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate expedite precipitate quicken step up urge

STRONG

advance bolt bound burn bustle clip dash dispatch express flee fly gallop goad hie hustle leap pace plunge press push race run rush scamper scoot scurry scuttle skip sprint spurt tear trot

WEAK

cover ground get cracking get the lead out haste make tracks move quickly not lose a minute shake a leg step on it take wing waste no time whip around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

check decelerate halt hinder retard slow

STRONG

aid dawdle discourage dissuade face help meet pull stand stay stop wait walk

WEAK

go slow lag linger loiter procrastinate rest tarry

VERB

hotfoot

Synonyms

STRONG

barrel bolt boogie clip dart dash fly gallop hurtle race run scoot speed sprint streak tear zip zoom

WEAK

burn rubber go like a bat out of hell hightail it

Antonyms

STRONG

decelerate halt slow stay wait walk

WEAK

dawdle

VERB

hurry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dash hasten hustle jog rush scoot scurry whirl whisk zip

STRONG

accelerate barrel beeline bestir breeze bullet burst bustle drive expedite fleet flit fly goad haste nip push quicken race rip rocket roll run sally smoke speed spur urge whish whiz

WEAK

be quick dig in get a move on go like lightning hurry up lose no time make short work of make time make tracks shake a leg speed up step on it step on the gas turn on steam

Antonyms

STRONGEST

procrastinate slow

STRONG

cease check decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt hinder repress retard stop walk

WEAK

dally dawdle rest stall wait

VERB

quicken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate expedite hasten promote revitalize revive spur step up stimulate strengthen

STRONG

activate actuate animate arouse awaken dispatch energize excite galvanize goad grow hurry impel incite increase innervate inspire kindle liven motivate move pique precipitate refresh rouse speed spring stir urge vitalize vivify

WEAK

innerve shake up vivificate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decelerate discourage dissuade halt hinder hurt slow

STRONG

bore calm deaden decrease delay depress deter diminish disenchant lull prohibit quiet repress rest stop wait

WEAK

dull retard weaken

VERB

rush

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barrel bolt break charge chase dash dispatch fly hustle press push run scramble scurry shoot sprint zip

STRONG

accelerate career course dart expedite fleet fling flit haste hasten hotfoot quicken race roll scud streak surge tear whiz zoom

WEAK

fire up get cracking get the lead out go like lightning hurry up lose no time make short work of shake a leg speed up step on the gas

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dawdle retreat slow stay wait walk

STRONG

decelerate hinder retard

VERB

scoot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolt dart dash hustle scamper scurry whiz zip

STRONG

accelerate expedite fly hasten move race run rush skedaddle speed split spur vamoose

WEAK

be quick beeline clear out get a move on go like lightning hurry up make time make tracks move fast shake a leg step on it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dawdle decelerate slow wait

STRONG

cease delay discourage dissuade halt hinder remain retard stay stop walk

VERB

scramble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clamber climb contend crawl jostle push rush scurry vie

STRONG

hasten move run scrabble scuttle strive struggle swarm trek

WEAK

jockey for position look alive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

retreat

STRONG

rest stay stop

VERB

skedaddle

Synonyms

STRONG

blow bolt dart dash decamp expedite fly hasten hurry hustle leave move race run rush scamper scat scoot scurry speed split spur vamoose whiz zip

WEAK

clear out fly the coop get a move on go like lightning hightail it hurry up make oneself scarce make time make tracks move fast shake a leg step on it take off

Antonyms

STRONG

cease come dally dawdle decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt procrastinate remain rest slow stay stop wait walk

VERB

speed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance boost expedite facilitate fly further hasten help hurry promote quicken ride run rush zoom

STRONG

aid assist barrel belt bomb career dispatch flash gallop hightail impel race sail spring tear urge whiz

WEAK

bowl over cover ground cut along gather momentum gear up get a move on get moving get under way go all out go fast go like the wind lose no time open up throttle press on step on it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check decrease delay halt hinder hurt obstruct prevent procrastinate rest retard slow stop walk

STRONG

dissuade

VERB

vitalize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expedite revitalize stimulate

STRONG

accelerate activate actuate animate arouse awaken dispatch energize excite galvanize goad grow hasten hurry impel incite increase innervate inspire kindle liven motivate move pique precipitate promote refresh revive rouse speed spring spur stir strengthen urge vivify

WEAK

innerve shake up step up vivificate

Antonyms

STRONG

bore calm deaden decrease delay depress deter diminish discourage disenchant dishearten dissuade halt hurt impede kill lull procrastinate prohibit quiet repress rest retard slow stop suppress wait weaken

Example Sentences

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"Parliament members now need to make haste so that they can bring in skilled, honest and deserving candidates to the seats reserved for women in parliament."

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Then it will turn west and make haste: “We’re gonna gun it for the delta,” Stack Morgan says.

From Scientific American • Feb. 17, 2022

As she headed back to the warehouse, her dispatcher encouraged her to make haste to beat the tornado, she said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2021

“Faced with these uncertainties, we expect the RBA to make haste slowly, commencing a tightening cycle from mid-2023 onwards.”

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2021

Again and again he urged Blackberry to make haste.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

make haste

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