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post haste

UK
/ˌpəʊst ˈheɪst/
US
/ˌpoʊst ˈheɪst/

Translations

post-hastenoun

post haste

UK
/ˌpəʊst ˈheɪst/
US
/ˌpoʊst ˈheɪst/
Used as an uncountable noun meaning ‘great speed; haste’
The courier completed the delivery with post-haste.
Le coursier a terminé la livraison avec hâte.
Additional translations
rapiditéPlus soutenu; met l'accent sur la vitesse d'exécution.
Synonyms
dispatch
swiftness
quickness
urgency
rapidity
rapidness
speed
hurry
haste
expedition
bustle
rush
alacrity
post-hasteadjective

post haste

Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "a post-haste recall").
urgentSe dit d'une action à faire sans délai.
Management ordered a post-haste review of the safety protocols.
La direction a ordonné un examen urgent des protocoles de sécurité.
Additional translations
expéditifPlus rare; peut suggérer une exécution très rapide.
Synonyms
speedy
instantaneous
hurried
hasty
expeditious
urgent
immediate
prompt
swift
rapid
post-hasteadverb

post haste

UK
/ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/
US
/ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/
au plus vite
She left the office post-haste to catch her flight.
Elle a quitté le bureau au plus vite pour attraper son vol.
Additional translations
à toute vitessePlus expressif; insiste sur la vitesse.
Synonyms
promptly
speedily
hastily
swiftly
quickly

Definitions

post-hastenoun
Great speed; rapid haste.
The courier completed the delivery with post-haste.
post-hasteadjective
Immediate; carried out or intended to be carried out very quickly.
Management ordered a post-haste review of the safety protocols.
post-hasteadverb
With great speed or immediacy; as quickly as possible.
She left the office post-haste to catch her flight.
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