Difference between Hurry and Haste

What is the difference between Hurry and Haste?

Hurry as a verb is to do things quickly. while Haste as a verb is to urge onward; to hasten

Hurry

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To do things quickly. Often with , to speed up the rate of doing something.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Rushed action. When one is "in a hurry" (adverbial phrase) it means one is doing things quickly and often impatiently. In American football, an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play.

Example sentence: Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Haste

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A speedy or quick action. (e.g. We were running late so we finished our meal in haste)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To urge onward; to hastenTo move with haste.

Example sentence: Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

We hope you now know whether to use Hurry or Haste in your sentence.

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