hasten

[hey-suhn] / ˈheɪ sən /

VERB

speed something; hurry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate expedite precipitate quicken step up urge

STRONG

advance bolt bound burn bustle clip dash dispatch express flee fly gallop goad hie hustle leap pace plunge press push race run rush scamper scoot scurry scuttle skip sprint spurt tear trot

WEAK

cover ground get cracking get the lead out haste make haste make tracks move quickly not lose a minute shake a leg step on it take wing waste no time whip around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

check decelerate halt hinder retard slow

STRONG

aid dawdle discourage dissuade face help meet pull stand stay stop wait walk

WEAK

go slow lag linger loiter procrastinate rest tarry

Example Sentences

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His mission: to use a free press to shine a spotlight on government abuses and hasten the end of communism.

From The Wall Street Journal

The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon

One eye smiling at me, the other at the door, his vast stomach hastening ahead of him.

From Literature

For the Mirage, the push to commercialize hastened its downfall.

From The Wall Street Journal

She wanted him home: “It is now five days since you left, and it seems a whole year to me. Oh, my lover and friend, hasten!”

From Literature

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