Associations to the word «Hasting»

Wiktionary

HASTE, noun. Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
HASTE, noun. (obsolete) Urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence.
HASTE, verb. (transitive) To urge onward; to hasten.
HASTE, verb. (intransitive) To move with haste.

Dictionary definition

HASTE, noun. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste".
HASTE, noun. The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book".
HASTE, noun. A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door".

Wise words

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