Haste

Origin

Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hǣst violence

• 14th Century

Definitions

• 1: rapidity of motion : swiftness
• 2: rash or headlong action : precipitateness <the beauty of speed uncontaminated by haste — Harper's>
• 3: undue eagerness to act

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See also

• Speed
• Violence