was wotd|2006|June|22
English
Etymology
From the former instruction on letters �haste, post, haste�, later reinterpreted as a compound of term|post + term|haste.
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�p��st�heɪst/
a|US IPA|/�po�st�heɪst/
audio|en-us-posthaste.ogg|Audio (US)
Adverb
en-adv|-
- quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed
#: It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste.
Synonyms
sense|quickly ASAP, quickly
Quotations
1946 � w:Paramahansa Yogananda|Paramahansa Yogananda, s:Autobiography of a Yogi|Autobiography of a Yogi, Ch. 17
:"Sasi cannot last through the night." These words from his physician, and the spectacle of my friend, now reduced almost to a skeleton, sent me posthaste to Serampore.
Alternative forms
post-haste
post haste
io:posthaste
te:posthaste
zh:posthaste
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