1. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
   "he soon regretted his haste";
   - hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
    
2. A condition of urgency making it necessary to move or act fast
   "Their haste to finish led to careless errors";
   - hurry
    
3. The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
   "in his haste to leave he forgot his book";
   - hurry, rush, rushing

Derived forms: hastes

Type of: fastness, motion, move, movement, speed, swiftness, urgency

Encyclopedia: Haste, Germany