post-haste

See also: posthaste and post haste

English

Etymology

From the former instruction on letters "haste, post, haste," later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adverb

post-haste (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of posthaste

Synonyms

Noun

post-haste (uncountable)

  1. A great hurry.
    • 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 1 l 103-106
      "And this, I take it,
      Is the main motive of our preparations
      The source of this our watch, and the chief head
      Of this post-haste and rummage in the land."
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