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Definition of post-haste adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

post-haste adverb  /ˌpəʊst ˈheɪst/  /ˌpəʊst ˈheɪst/(literary) jump to other results

1. as quickly as you can
   • to depart post-haste
   Word Originmid 16th cent.: from the direction “haste, post, haste”, formerly given on letters.

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