haste

Noun
  1. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (synset 105067358)
    "he soon regretted his haste"
    is a type of: fastness, speed, swiftness - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
    subtypes: abruptness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness - the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
    same as: hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation
  2. The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner (synset 100556685)
    "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
    is a type of: motion, move, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another
    subtypes:
    same as: hurry, rush, rushing
  3. A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry (synset 114474655)
    "in a hurry to lock the door"
    is a type of: urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
    same as: hurry

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