haste

English Thesaurus

1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act)

hypernym	:	motion, move, movement,
definition	:	the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bolt, dash,
definition	:	the act of moving with great haste (noun.act)

hyponym	:	scamper, scramble, scurry,
definition	:	rushing about hastily in an undignified way (noun.act)

2. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	fastness, speed, swiftness,
definition	:	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	abruptness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness,
definition	:	the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning (noun.attribute)

3. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry (noun.state)

hypernym	:	urgency,
definition	:	the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity (noun.state)

4. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act)

derivation	:	hurry, rush,
definition	:	urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change)

derivation	:	festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush,
definition	:	act or move at high speed (verb.change)

derivation	:	hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip,
definition	:	move very fast (verb.motion)

derivation	:	belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it,
definition	:	move fast (verb.motion)

derivation	:	race, rush,
definition	:	cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb.motion)

5. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush,
definition	:	act or move at high speed (verb.change)

derivation	:	hurried,
definition	:	moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, headlong,
definition	:	excessively quick (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous,
definition	:	done with very great haste and without due deliberation (adj.all)

6. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry (noun.state)

derivation	:	hurry, rush,
definition	:	urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change)

7. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (noun.act)

derivation	:	hurry, rush,
definition	:	urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change)

derivation	:	festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush,
definition	:	act or move at high speed (verb.change)

derivation	:	hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip,
definition	:	move very fast (verb.motion)

derivation	:	belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it,
definition	:	move fast (verb.motion)

derivation	:	race, rush,
definition	:	cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb.motion)

8. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush,
definition	:	act or move at high speed (verb.change)

derivation	:	hurried,
definition	:	moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, headlong,
definition	:	excessively quick (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous,
definition	:	done with very great haste and without due deliberation (adj.all)

9. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry (noun.state)

derivation	:	hurry, rush,
definition	:	urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change)