in haste
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2.8
- idiom
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- Now, now, Lucy, don't do anything in haste that you might regret later.
It was in haste moved to this pit.
- It was in haste moved to this pit.
- Being myself composed in haste and subject to uncoupling, I too am put together to come apart.
Examples
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Making a decision in haste, or while you are emotional, is never a good idea.
Blog text (12) -
I cried, stumbling into the hallway in haste to reach my wife.
Fiction book (1994) -
I demand that you do not act in haste.
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I may have spoken in haste.
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I'm writing this in haste.
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Sometimes we tend to act in haste and do things in anger that we do not intend to.
Blog text (22) -
When our ancestors escaped Egypt, they were forced to flee in haste.
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Realizing that a break with England was inevitable, Zubly departed the Congress in haste.
Academic text (2010) -
I acted in haste.
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He left the meeting in haste after receiving an urgent phone call.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Moving or happening quickly
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
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1.4
In a very short time
130
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
84
1.0
Quickly and smoothly
59
4.4
In a hurried and worried way because of fear
51
2.1
In a way that needs attention right away
49
3.5
In a quick, careless way
35
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
23
3.2
Acting quickly with little care
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
3
7.5
Made quickly without care
3
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
3
7.4
As quickly as possible
1
8.3
Very quickly without careful thought
1
8.0
In a very quick way, like someone running fast
In a very short time
Happens very quickly
Very quickly and in a hurry
Antonyms
How Hasty
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'in a hurried manner' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'in' (a locator/prepositional marker) with 'haste' (quickness), forming a standard English prepositional-noun phrase that denotes manner. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
In haste comes from the old sense of haste meaning great speed, so imagine someone running with quick steps and making fast choices. That's why in haste means 'quickly' or sometimes 'without careful thought'.