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
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
The crisis has not hastened a compromise on how to fix it, and a lack of progress during a negotiation session Monday between members of the state House and Senate has recast what historically has been a perfunctory move into a signal that an impasse could be on the horizon.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
The studios are hurting too, after the writers’ and actors’ strikes disrupted their production slates and hastened a long-brewing industry contraction that has manifested in mass layoffs at Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video, Pixar, Paramount and other entertainment giants.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
But ceding distribution to outside tech firms hastened much of the industry’s downfall.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
Kishida has ordered government officials to hasten emergency efforts, as rescue workers currently number around 5,400.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 6 Jan. 2024
Members of Congress feared the department’s move this week would only hasten that deficit by creating a $7 billion shortfall next year.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
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
The crisis has not hastened a compromise on how to fix it, and a lack of progress during a negotiation session Monday between members of the state House and Senate has recast what historically has been a perfunctory move into a signal that an impasse could be on the horizon.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
The studios are hurting too, after the writers’ and actors’ strikes disrupted their production slates and hastened a long-brewing industry contraction that has manifested in mass layoffs at Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video, Pixar, Paramount and other entertainment giants.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
But ceding distribution to outside tech firms hastened much of the industry’s downfall.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
Kishida has ordered government officials to hasten emergency efforts, as rescue workers currently number around 5,400.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 6 Jan. 2024
Members of Congress feared the department’s move this week would only hasten that deficit by creating a $7 billion shortfall next year.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Hasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hasten. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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