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“haste” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

haste s.
festinatio: properatio: properantia (properare denotes the haste which fin energy sets out rapidly to reach a certain point; opposed to cessare: festinare denotes the haste which springs from impatience, and borders on precipitation, Döderlein: ☞ festinantia is late). (The words are found in this connection and order.) celeritas festinatioque: maturatio (the getting forward with a thing, so as to be ready with it in time). Sometimes cupiditas (rash haste, prompted by desire; e.g., temeritatem cupiditatemque militum reprehendit, their haste to begin the battle; Caes., B.G., 7, 52). To make all possible haste, omni festinatione properare (Cic.): anxious haste, trepidatio: in haste, properanter, propere: all possible haste, quanta potest adhiberi festinatio: he returned with all possible haste to Ephesus, quantum accelerare potuit, Ephesum rediit (Cic.): a letter written in haste, epistola festinationis plena: to write in haste, properantem, or festinantem, or raptim scribere: what happens is produced, etc., in haste (and therefore in an irregular manner), tumultuarius (e.g., exercitus): troops levied in haste, exercitus repentinus, or raptim conscriptus, or tumultuarius; milites subitarii: to fortify a place in haste, tumultuario opere locum communire: to march out of the city in haste, ex urbe praecipiti agmine agere: excuse haste, ignoscas velim festinationi meae (in a letter). Make haste, move te ocius! hortare pedes! fer pedem! confer pedes! (all comedy = off with you! run quickly!) ita fac venias! (as a request in a letter; pray come soon): there is need of haste, maturato or properato opus est: there is no need of haste, nihil urget (Cic.): with all possible haste, quam ocissime, ventis remis, remis velisque, remigio veloque (with full wind and full sail, proverbially, in comedy; also in Cic., in epistolary style, when the subject is of coming or going, or travelling). ☞ The notion of haste is often implied in Latin by an intensive verb; as, to come in haste, adventare: to pursue in haste, insectari. To come in haste, citato studio cursuque venire: to go to a place in haste, citato cursu locum petere; cursu effuso ad locum ferri (☞ Liv., 7, 15): to flee in haste, praecipitem fugae se mandare; remigio veloque, quantum poteris, festinare et fugere (Plaut., Asin., 1, 3, 5): with too great haste, praepropere (Liv., 22, 2); nimis festinanter. To make haste [Vid. HASTE, v.] . PROV. The more haste the less speed, omnis festinatio tarda est (Curt.): sat celeriter fit, quidquid fit satis bene (Cic.): *festina lente (after the Greek σπεῦδε βραδέως. Suet., Aug., 25): in festinationibus cavendum est, ne nimias celeritates suscipiamus (Cic., Off., 1, 36, 131): moram rebus adjicet festinatio (after Quint., incredibile est, quantum morae lectioni festinatione adjiciatur).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for haste?
The usual Latin words for “haste” are festīnātiō, properātiō, properō; also mātūrātiō, cupiditās, trepidātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.