Posthaste

Pronunciation: /poʊsthɛɪst/

Definitions of posthaste

adverb with great speed or urgency

Example Sentences

A1 Please clean your room posthaste.

A2 The train will depart posthaste, so please hurry.

B1 The project needs to be completed posthaste to meet the deadline.

B2 The CEO requested the report be sent posthaste for review.

C1 The emergency response team arrived posthaste to assist the injured hiker.

C2 The ambassador was summoned posthaste to address the escalating diplomatic crisis.

Examples of posthaste in a Sentence

formal Please send the documents over posthaste so we can review them before the meeting.

informal Hey, can you grab me a coffee posthaste? I'm running late for the presentation.

slang Dude, we need to bounce from this party posthaste, it's getting boring.

figurative The team needs to come up with a solution posthaste before the project falls behind schedule.

Grammatical Forms of posthaste

• past tense: posthasted
• plural: posthastes
• comparative: more posthaste
• superlative: most posthaste
• present tense: posthastes
• future tense: will posthaste
• perfect tense: have posthasted
• continuous tense: is posthasting
• singular: posthaste
• positive degree: posthaste
• infinitive: to posthaste
• gerund: posthasting
• participle: posthasted

Origin and Evolution of posthaste

First Known Use: 1555 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'posthaste' originated from the Old French phrase 'poste haste' which means 'quickly as possible'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to urgent or rapid movement, 'posthaste' has evolved to also convey the idea of doing something promptly or without delay.