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单词 posthaste
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(adverb) 
Definition
with great speed
The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste.
Synonyms
speedily
This review is being conducted as speedily as possible.
directly
Directly after the meeting, an official appealed on television.
quickly
She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above.
promptly
She lay down and promptly fell asleep.
at once
I must go at once.
swiftly
Lenny moved swiftly and silently across the front lawn.
hastily
I said goodnight hastily.
straightaway
I should go and see a doctor straight away.
full tilt
pronto (informal)
double-quick
hotfoot
She arrived hotfoot from the office.
pdq (slang)
before you can say Jack Robinson

Additional synonyms

in the sense of at once
Definition
immediately
I must go at once.
Synonyms
immediately,
now,
right now,
straight away,
directly,
promptly,
instantly,
right away,
without delay,
without hesitation,
forthwith,
this (very) minute,
pronto (informal),
this instant,
straightway (archaic),
posthaste,
tout de suite
in the sense of directly
Definition
immediately or very soon
Directly after the meeting, an official appealed on television.
Synonyms
immediately,
promptly,
instantly,
right away,
straightaway,
speedily,
instantaneously,
pronto (informal),
pdq (slang)
in the sense of hastily
I said goodnight hastily.
Synonyms
quickly,
fast,
rapidly,
promptly,
straightaway,
speedily,
apace (literary),
pronto (informal),
double-quick,
hotfoot,
pdq (slang),
posthaste

Nearby words of
posthaste

  • poster
  • posterior
  • posterity
  • posthaste
  • postmortem
  • postpone
  • postponement

Synonyms of 'posthaste'

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Examples of 'posthaste' in a sentence
posthaste

He would find himself banished, posthaste.

Synonyms of 'posthaste'

speedily, directly, quickly, promptly
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of hotfoot
Definition
with all possible speed
She arrived hotfoot from the office.
Synonyms
speedily,
quickly,
hastily,
hurriedly,
helter-skelter,
pell-mell,
posthaste
in the sense of promptly
She lay down and promptly fell asleep.
Synonyms
immediately,
instantly,
swiftly,
directly,
quickly,
at once,
speedily,
by return,
pronto (informal),
unhesitatingly,
hotfoot,
pdq (slang),
posthaste
in the sense of quickly
She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above.
Synonyms
swiftly,
rapidly,
hurriedly,
speedily,
fast,
quick,
hastily,
briskly,
at high speed,
apace (literary),
at full speed,
hell for leather (informal),
like lightning,
at the speed of light,
at full tilt,
hotfoot,
at a rate of knots (informal),
like the clappers (British, informal),
pdq (slang),
like nobody's business (informal),
with all speed,
posthaste,
lickety-split (US, informal),
like greased lightning (informal),
at or on the double,
latstick (South Africa, slang)
in the sense of straightaway
Definition
at once
I should go and see a doctor straight away.
Synonyms
immediately,
now,
at once,
directly,
instantly,
on the spot,
right away,
there and then,
this minute,
straightway (archaic),
without more ado,
without any delay
in the sense of swiftly
Lenny moved swiftly and silently across the front lawn.
Synonyms
fast,
promptly,
hurriedly,
apace (literary),
pronto (informal),
double-quick,
hell for leather,
like lightning,
hotfoot,
like the clappers (British, informal),
posthaste,
like greased lightning (informal),
nippily (British, informal),
in less than no time,
as fast as your legs can carry you,
(at) full tilt,
pdq (slang)
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