Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun haste

3 senses of haste

Sense 1
haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation -- (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste")
       => speed, swiftness, fastness -- (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed")

Sense 2
haste, hurry, rush, rushing -- (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book")
       => motion, movement, move -- (the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path")

Sense 3
hurry, haste -- (a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door")
       => urgency -- (the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity)

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