🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

急ぎ足で

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: isogiashi de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Post-haste/ˈpoʊst.heɪst/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は急ぎ足で駅に向かった。"

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    With great speed or urgency; immediately.

    "She packed her bags and left post-haste for the airport."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Done with extreme speed and without delay.

    "A post-haste response was demanded by the board of directors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late 16th century, the term derives from the historical practice of traveling via 'post' (stations along a route where fresh horses were kept) with 'haste', signifying maximum speed. It originally referred to postal messengers who traveled with extreme urgency to deliver dispatches, eventually broadening to mean any rapid or immediate movement.

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