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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POST-HASTE

n.Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier.

 

POST-HASTE

adv. With speed or expedition. He traveled post-haste, that is, by an ellipsis, with post-haste.

 

Oxford Dictionary

post-haste

post-haste ▶adverb with great speed or immediacy: she would go post-haste to England. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from the direction ‘haste, post, haste ’, formerly given on letters.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

post-haste

post-haste adverb he departed post-haste for Venice: as quickly as possible, without delay, (very ) quickly, speedily, swiftly, without further /more ado, with all speed, promptly, immediately, at once, straight away, right away, directly, forthwith; informal double quick, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), pronto, before you can say Jack Robinson, straight off; archaic straight, instanter.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

post-haste

p ò st-h á ste 副詞 ⦅古 ⦆大急ぎで .

 

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