English Explanatory Dictionary

posthaste

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of post-haste.

Pronunciation

/ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/ /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/ en-us-posthaste.ogg en-au-posthaste.ogg

Word forms

posthaste post-haste post haste postehaste poste-haste

Etymology

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

Synonyms

ASAP quickly
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