hastened; hastening
ˈhās-niŋ 
ˈhā-sᵊn-iŋ
: to move or act quickly
She hastened up the stairs.
1
: to encourage to move or act quickly : to urge on
hastened her to the door—
A. J. Cronin
A. J. Cronin2
: to cause to happen more quickly : accelerate
His death was hastened by alcoholism.
hasten the coming of a new order—D. W. Brogan
D. W. BroganSynonyms
Examples of hasten in a Sentence
His death was hastened by alcohol abuse.
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
Recent Examples on the Web
Insiders think a quick postseason exit for the Lakers could hasten the exit for the 39-year-old NBA icon out of Los Angeles, breaking up the LeBron-Anthony Davis duo as anchors of this franchise.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, museum officials are eager to hasten the process.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Democrats said the motion was in line with majority opinion to hasten the repeal of the 1864 law.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
Against today’s four hearts, West led the jack of spades, and declarer took the ace and hastened to lead trumps.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
That sobering notion hastened negotiations for the teams’ current leases that were signed in January of 2006, before county legislators approved language for an April ballot issue.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Some kind of mutant-insect infestation happened off-screen long before the main action of the film, which amounts to shaky, handheld snatches of the surviving humans making dumb decisions that may hasten their own extinction.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The coach relied on large transfer classes to hasten USC’s turnaround during his first two years but has stated a desire to start building through high school players.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
But these lengthy behind-the-scenes deliberations were hastened, lawmakers said, by the Biden administration’s growing support of the effort, coupled with concerns about TikTok’s potential to influence U.S. politics, which intensified after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
—Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, museum officials are eager to hasten the process.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Democrats said the motion was in line with majority opinion to hasten the repeal of the 1864 law.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
Against today’s four hearts, West led the jack of spades, and declarer took the ace and hastened to lead trumps.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
That sobering notion hastened negotiations for the teams’ current leases that were signed in January of 2006, before county legislators approved language for an April ballot issue.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Some kind of mutant-insect infestation happened off-screen long before the main action of the film, which amounts to shaky, handheld snatches of the surviving humans making dumb decisions that may hasten their own extinction.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The coach relied on large transfer classes to hasten USC’s turnaround during his first two years but has stated a desire to start building through high school players.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
But these lengthy behind-the-scenes deliberations were hastened, lawmakers said, by the Biden administration’s growing support of the effort, coupled with concerns about TikTok’s potential to influence U.S. politics, which intensified after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
—Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Hasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hasten. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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