make haste

English

Verb

make haste (third-person singular simple present makes haste, present participle making haste, simple past and past participle made haste)

(intransitive, dated) To hurry or hasten.
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III scene ii:
  Since I have your good leave to go away,
  
  I will make haste: but, till I come again,
  
  No bed shall e'er be guilty of my stay,
  
  Nor rest be interposer 'twixt us twain.
- c. 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii:
  Bid the players make haste.
  
  Will you two help to hasten them?

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:rush

Translations

to rush

Bulgarian: бързам (bg) (bǎrzam)
Finnish: kiiruhtaa (fi)
French: faire diligence (fr)

Italian: affrettarsi (it)
Japanese: 急ぐ (ja) (いそぐ, isogu)

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