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post-haste (iou)



post-haste noun & adverb. M16.
[From the former direction on letters 'haste, post, haste', later taken as a comb. of POST noun2 and HASTE noun.]
A. noun. Haste or speed like that of a person travelling post; promptness or swiftness of travel. arch. M16.
T. Hearne You did not use to write in Post-Hast.
b. adverb. With the speed of a person travelling post; as rapidly as possible; hurriedly, swiftly; promptly. L16.
T. Hardy Sending post-haste for somebody or other to play to them. J. May Soldiers came galloping posthaste out of the barbican and rushed off.