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posthaste
[ pohst-heyst ]
adverb
- with the greatest possible speed or promptness:
to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
noun
- Archaic. great haste.
posthaste
/ ˈpəʊstˈheɪst /
adverb
- with great haste; as fast as possible
noun
- archaic.great haste
posthaste
- Immediately, with great speed: “Get the flood warning to the media posthaste.”
Word History and Origins
Origin of posthaste1
Example Sentences
Ms. Swain, a distinguished senior fellow at the Institute for Faith and Culture, offered Thursday some “free unsolicited advice” for Harvard, a list that included “Fire Claudine Gay posthaste.”
“With Israel under attack, Iran fomenting terror, a ground war in Europe, inflation devouring the incomes of working families, the imminent need to pass a spending plan, and our southern border overrun by illegal crossings and an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, this is no time for paralysis on Capitol Hill. Republicans need to unite behind Rep. Scalise so they can address the critical issues facing American families and our longtime allies. We strongly urge Republicans to vote posthaste to make Steve Scalise the next House speaker,” the two faith leaders advised.
Smith will provide all discovery materials in the Jan. 6 case posthaste, as he did in the Mar-a-Lago case.
If you were taken by Donnie Yen’s electrifying supporting turn in “John Wick: Chapter 4,” well, add this one to your queue posthaste.
Grandpa had a bad fall, and his shrewish second wife wants him carted off to a nursing home posthaste.
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