post-haste
1post|haste — «POHST HAYST», adverb, adjective, noun. –adv. very speedily; in great haste: »This…brought Mr. Beaulieu Plummer posthaste from the estate office up to the house (H. G. Wells). –adj. Archaic. done in great haste; very speedy. –n. Archaic. haste or …
2post-haste — ► ADVERB ▪ with great speed. ORIGIN from the direction ‘haste, post, haste’, formerly given on letters …
3post-haste — adv literary very quickly ▪ He departed post haste for Verdun …
4post-haste — Post haste means as quickly as possible …
5post-haste — also post haste ADV: ADV after v If you go somewhere or do something post haste, you go there or do it as quickly as you can. [FORMAL] The pilot wisely decided to return to Farnborough post haste …
6post-haste — adverb with great speed or immediacy. Origin C16: from the direction ‘haste, post, haste’, formerly given on letters …
7post-haste — adverb as fast as possible; with all possible haste send it to me post haste …
8post haste — see post haste …
9post-haste — formal as quickly as possible. A letter was dispatched post haste to their offices …
10post-haste — adverb literary very quickly: departing poste haste …
