posthaste
nounHow many syllables in posthaste?
There are 2 syllables in the word posthaste.How to pronounce posthaste:
Definition of posthaste:
- posthaste (noun):
- great haste
Synonyms for posthaste:
a mile a minute
apace
at full throttle
at full tilt
at once
before you can say jack robinson
briskly
by leaps and bounds
chop-chop
directly
double-quick
fast
fleetly
full tilt
hastily
hell-for-leather
hot
hotfoot
immediately
in a hurry
in short order
lickety-split
like a shot
like wildfire
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Antonyms for posthaste:
adagietto
adagio
at a leisurely pace
at a slow pace
at a snail's pace
at one's own speed
at snail's pace
at your convenience
at your leisure
at your own pace
belatedly
bit by bit
by degrees
calmly
casually
comfortably
composedly
delayed
deliberately
delinquently
deliverately
dilatorily
easily
gently
gradually
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- coasted
- winding
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- hinted
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- derides
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- sore throat
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