- make no haste to do something
- медлить с чем-л.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
haste — [ heıst ] noun uncount FORMAL great speed in doing something because of limited time: in someone s haste to do something: In my haste to escape, I tripped over a fallen branch. haste makes waste used for saying that if you do something too… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
haste — UK [heɪst] / US noun [uncountable] formal great speed in doing something because of limited time in someone s haste to do something: In my haste to escape, I tripped over a fallen branch. • haste makes waste/more haste less speed used for saying… … English dictionary
haste — [heıst] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Frenc] 1.) great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time = ↑hurry ▪ I soon regretted my haste. in your haste to do sth ▪ In his haste to leave, he forgot his briefcase. 2.) in … Dictionary of contemporary English
haste makes waste — haste makes waste/more haste less speed/ phrase used for saying that if you do something too quickly, you are likely to make mistakes Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to hurrysynonym Main entry: haste * * * haste makes waste US used to say… … Useful english dictionary
haste — [hāst] n. [ME < OFr < Frank * haist, violence, akin to OE hæst < IE base * k̑eibh , quick, violent > Sans s̍ibham, quick] 1. the act of hurrying; quickness of motion; rapidity 2. the act of hurrying carelessly or recklessly [haste… … English World dictionary
haste — [[t]he͟ɪst[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Haste is the quality of doing something quickly, sometimes too quickly so that you are careless and make mistakes. In their haste to escape the rising water, they dropped some expensive equipment... The translations… … English dictionary
haste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swiftness Nouns haste, urgency; dispatch; acceleration, spurt, forced march, rush, dash; velocity; precipitancy, precipitation, precipitousness; impatience, impetuosity; expedition, earliness; hurry,… … English dictionary for students
make haste — phrasal : hasten, hurry members of the committee make haste to tell her how glad they are Agnes M. Miall * * * make haste To hasten • • • Main Entry: ↑haste * * * make haste phrase an old expression meaning to hurry in order to d … Useful english dictionary
haste — noun (U) 1 great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time: I soon regretted my haste. | in your haste to do sth: In his haste to leave he forgot his briefcase. 2 in haste quickly or in a hurry: They left in haste,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
make — I. verb (made; making) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, make, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavic mazati to anoint, smear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
haste — /heɪst / (say hayst) noun 1. energetic speed in motion or action. 2. speed as a result of urgency. 3. quickness without due reflection; thoughtless or rash speed: haste makes waste. –verb (t), verb (i) (hasted, hasting) 4. Archaic → hasten.… …