Post-haste

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒpəʊstˈheɪst/
• US IPA: /ËŒpoÊŠstˈheɪst/

Origin

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

Full definition of post-haste

Adverb

1. Alternative spelling of posthaste

Synonyms

• (quickly) ASAP, quickly

Noun

1. A great hurry.
• 1602 : by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 1 l 103-106''"And this, I take it,''Is the main motive of our preparations''The source of this our watch, and the chief headOf this post-haste and rummage in the land."