haste

précipitation, hâte

Fait d’agir trop vite, sans assez réfléchir, au risque de faire des erreurs.

En anglais simple : Doing something so quickly that you may not think carefully or may make mistakes.

• I signed the form in haste.
• In her haste to catch the train, she left her phone behind.
• Their haste led to several costly mistakes.

Comment l'utiliser : in someone's haste to do something (In his haste to leave, he forgot his keys.)

Synonymes : hurry, rushing

Contraires : deliberation

Expressions courantes : in haste, undue haste, haste to leave

hâte, empressement

Rapidité avec laquelle on agit parce que quelque chose doit être fait sans attendre.

En anglais simple : Speed in doing something because it needs to happen soon.

• We must make haste.
• They left with great haste when the alarm sounded.
• There was no need for haste; we had plenty of time.

Synonymes : hurry, speed, urgency

Contraires : slowness

Expressions courantes : make haste, with haste, great haste