Same as hasten: now chiefly in poetical use.
noun.
Celerity, primarily of voluntary motion; speed in general; swiftness in doing something; despatch; expedition.
noun.
Too great celerity of action; unwise, unnecessary, or unseemly quickness; precipitancy.
noun.
The state of being pressed for time, or of having little time to spare; hurry; eager desire to accomplish something in a limited time: as, to be in great haste to finish a letter.
noun.
Synonyms Haste, hurry (see hasten); nimbleness, rapidity.
To roast.