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posthaste

/ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/adverb

उच्चारण पोस्ट्हेस्ट

अत्यंत तेज़ी से, फ़ौरन

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adverb
  1. 1

    old-fashioned

    very quickly; with great speed

    अत्यंत तेज़ी से, फ़ौरन

    • The messenger rode posthaste to the capital.
    • When Radhika heard the news, she hurried posthaste to the hospital.

    Synonyms speedily at once

    Opposite slowly

noun
  1. 1

    [U] old-fashioned

    great speed, especially in travelling or delivering something

    अत्यधिक तेज़ी (विशेषकर यात्रा या संदेश भेजने में)

    • The news was carried with posthaste.
⌂Word origin and word building

From the old practice of marking urgent letters "haste, post, haste", meaning that the post riders must hurry.

यह पुरानी प्रथा से बना है, जब ज़रूरी चिट्ठियों पर "haste, post, haste" लिखा जाता था, यानी डाक-सवार तेज़ी से पहुँचाएँ।