Post Haste 🏇§
Definition: With great speed or urgency; immediately. Often written as “posthaste.”
Related and Similar Terms:
- Swiftly
- Quickly
- ASAP
- On the double
- In a jiffy
- Pronto
Proverbs and Common Phrases:
- Make hay while the sun shines 🌞
- Strike while the iron is hot 🔨
- Time and tide wait for no man ⏳
- The early bird catches the worm 🐦
Humorous Quote: “Nothing in the world is ever really post haste, except maybe a pizza sliding off a hot oven!” — Anon
** Shakespearean Reference:** Shakespeare employed “post haste” in several plays, demonstrating its longstanding relevance.
Literary Note: The term first appeared in Hall’s Chronicles around 1548, indicating urgency in messages and travel:
“The Duke of Somerset, with John, erle of Oxenford, wer in all post haste flying toward Scotlande.”
Inspirational Farewell: “May your journeys always be swift, your letters timely, and your haste never wasted.”