posthaste

Meaning

Adv

Quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed.

Noun

Alternative spelling of post-haste.

Synonyms

belive

early

fast

haste

hastily

post-haste

promptly

pronto

quick

quickly

smartly

speedily

straight away

swiftly

top speed

urgent

‼️

full speed

rathe

lickety-split

in short order

one-two-three

jildi

quicksmart

jildy

most Rikki-Tik

Translations

بسرعة

de pressa

ivaçosament

eiligst

flugs

γρήγορα

εν βιά

ολοταχώς

rapide

prestement

presto

alla svelta

in fretta

expedite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/

Etymology

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