Haast hebben
Example: Ik moet haast hebben om op tijd te komen.
Definition
"Haast hebben" means to be in a hurry or to rush in order to do something quickly, often because there is limited time. For example, in the phrase "Ik moet haast hebben om op tijd te komen," it indicates the need to hurry to arrive on time.
Etymology
The phrase "haast hebben" comes from the Dutch word "haast," meaning hurry or haste, combined with "hebben," meaning to have. It literally translates to "to have haste," expressing the state of being rushed. Did you know this reflects a very direct way of expressing urgency in Dutch?
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"Haast hebben" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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