make haste

idiom

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

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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 State leaders should make haste in fully approving and implementing it. Kevin Bommer, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024 Governor Maura Healey’s administration should make haste here. Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023 Candidates entering the competition this summer will have to make haste in order to meet the qualifications. Chris Sununu, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023 Governor Maura Healey’s administration should make haste here. Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023 Candidates entering the competition this summer will have to make haste in order to meet the qualifications. Chris Sununu, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023 Bonci agrees and recommends to make haste slowly since prunes do contain sorbitol and that can increase the urge to go. Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023 But do make haste, Disney. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 16 Nov. 2022

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“Make haste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20haste. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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