hasten
/'heisn/
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Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To cause something to happen more quickly; to accelerate or speed up a process or event.
- To urge someone to act or move more quickly.
Verb (intransitive):
- To move or act with speed; to hurry.
Examples of Usage
- Transitive verb:
- The new policy will hasten the approval of applications.
- Please do not hasten him; he works best at his own pace.
- Intransitive verb:
- She hastened to the airport to catch her flight.
- I must hasten to add that this is only a preliminary report.
Advanced Usage
- "to hasten to do something": To do something quickly or without delay, often to correct, add, or explain.
- He hastened to assure everyone that the project was on schedule.
- "to hasten the day": To make a desired future event happen sooner.
- These discoveries may hasten the day when a cure is found.
Variants and Related Words
- Hastener (n): (Rare) One who or that which hastens.
- Hastening (n/adj): The act of speeding up; causing to happen sooner. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Accelerate: To increase the speed or rate of.
- Expedite: To make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
- Hurry: To move or act with great or undue haste.
- Rush: To move or act with urgent haste.
- Speed (up): To increase in rate or tempo.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Hasten" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "More haste, less speed": This proverb suggests that if you try to do things too quickly, you are likely to make mistakes and take longer overall. It is related conceptually to the idea of unwise hastening.
Verb
- cause to occur rapidly
- the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
- speed up the progress of; facilitate
- This should expedite the process
- move fast
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- act or move at high speed
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!