make haste

Frequency: 6.88.9 per million words

A somewhat formal or literary way to say 'hurry'.

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Examples (10)

  • I had to make haste if I wasn't to be late.
  • Make haste! The gates will close at sunset.
  • The rider made haste to deliver the urgent message.
  • We must make haste to reach the shelter before the storm hits.
  • The general ordered his troops to make haste towards the front line.
  • Seeing the approaching tide, they made haste to leave the beach.
  • If we are to succeed, we must make haste and act now.
  • The scholar made haste to the library, eager to consult the ancient text.
  • Let us make haste, for darkness will soon be upon us.
  • He made haste lest he miss the opportunity of a lifetime.