posthaste

[ pohst-heyst ]

/ ˈpoʊstˈheɪst /

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adverb

with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.

noun

Archaic. great haste.

Origin of posthaste

First recorded in 1530–40; post³ + haste

Words nearby posthaste

postganglionic motor neuron, postgastrectomy syndrome, postglacial, postgrad, postgraduate, posthaste, postheat, posthepatitic cirrhosis, posthioplasty, posthitis, post hoc

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Example sentences from the Web for posthaste

He was prepared, at any alarming silence, to send the boys down there posthaste to investigate.
Skyrider|B. M. Bower
He accordingly sent his private secretary Biraga, posthaste to Spain with two letters.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
The bearer on horseback, the horse in a foam—smoking like a boiler at the heat—be sure a posthaste letter!
The Hunchback|James Sheridan Knowles
Posthaste, two months since, came to the house outside Granada, the buyer for the London firm.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

Didn't she send me posthaste with an umbrella 'cause she see a little cloud in the sky?
Pollyanna|Eleanor H. Porter

British Dictionary definitions for posthaste

posthaste

/ (ˈpəʊstˈheɪst) /

adverb

with great haste; as fast as possible

noun

archaic great haste

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for posthaste

posthaste

[ (pohst-hayst) ]

Immediately, with great speed: “Get the flood warning to the media posthaste.”

单词	posthaste
释义	posthaste [ pohst-heyst ] / ˈpoʊstˈheɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR posthaste ON THESAURUS.COM adverb with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste. noun Archaic. great haste. Origin of posthaste First recorded in 1530–40; post³ + haste Words nearby posthaste postganglionic motor neuron, postgastrectomy syndrome, postglacial, postgrad, postgraduate, posthaste, postheat, posthepatitic cirrhosis, posthioplasty, posthitis, post hoc Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for posthaste He was prepared, at any alarming silence, to send the boys down there posthaste to investigate. Skyrider\|B. M. Bower He accordingly sent his private secretary Biraga, posthaste to Spain with two letters. History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete\|John Lothrop Motley The bearer on horseback, the horse in a foam—smoking like a boiler at the heat—be sure a posthaste letter! The Hunchback\|James Sheridan Knowles Posthaste, two months since, came to the house outside Granada, the buyer for the London firm. The Wolf Cub\|Patrick Casey Didn't she send me posthaste with an umbrella 'cause she see a little cloud in the sky? Pollyanna\|Eleanor H. Porter British Dictionary definitions for posthaste posthaste / (ˈpəʊstˈheɪst) / adverb with great haste; as fast as possible noun archaic great haste Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to posthaste breakneck, directly, expeditious, flat-out, fleet, hastily, hasty, headlong, lickety-split, pell-mell, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, rapid, rapidly, speedily, speedy, swift, swiftly Cultural definitions for posthaste posthaste [ (pohst-hayst) ] Immediately, with great speed: “Get the flood warning to the media posthaste.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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posthaste

adverb

noun

Origin of posthaste

Words nearby posthaste

Example sentences from the Web for posthaste

British Dictionary definitions for posthaste

adverb

noun

Words related to posthaste

Cultural definitions for posthaste