post-haste
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/ / /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/
adv
Etymology: From the former instruction on letters "haste, post, haste," later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.
- Alternative spelling of posthaste.
noun
Etymology: From the former instruction on letters "haste, post, haste," later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.
- A great hurry.
“And this, I take it, Is the main motive of our preparations The source of this our watch, and the chief head Of this post-haste and rummage in the land.”