(a) Hurrying, haste, speed; -- also in prov.; (b) violence, violent action; vehemence; (c) a need for quick action, urgency; a situation demanding quick action; haven ~, to be required to act quickly; for no(n ~, under no circumstances; (d) impatience, eagerness; haven ~, to be eager or impatient (to do sth.); (e) undue haste; rashness [see also fol ~, over ~].

In phrases: (a) in (on, an, upon, with) ~ [cp. OF en haste], speedily, quickly, in a hurry; in al ~, with all speed, at once; (b) in (with) ~, in a short time, soon; presently; in al ~, as soon as possible; (c) in ~, suddenly; (d) in ~, ?readily, easily.