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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

I was soon joined by Joe Matthews, who had come from Ba-sutoland, and I insisted we should make haste for Dar es Salaam.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.