haste

 
Pronunciation: /heɪst/

noun

[mass noun]
  • excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry: working with feverish haste I write in haste

verb

Phrases

make haste

hurry; hasten: I make haste to seal this

more haste, less speed

proverb you make better progress with a task if you don’t try to do it too quickly.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French haste (noun), haster (verb), of Germanic origin