make haste

idiom

old-fashioned
: to move, act, or go quickly : hurry

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Please make haste in the opposite direction of your friend. Erin Clack, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 Spend time appreciating the change of season, where fall colors and smells burst onto the scene and woodland creatures make haste to squirrel away sustenance. Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

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“Make haste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20haste. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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