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haste

(h/eI/st )

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)(noun.attribute)

Example:
He soon regretted his haste.

Synonym:
hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation

source: wordnet30
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner(noun.act)

Example:
In his haste to leave he forgot his book.

Synonym:
hurry, rush, rushing

source: wordnet30
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry(noun.state)

Synonym:
hurry

source: wordnet30
Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals.(noun)

source: webster1913

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