hastened; hastening
ˈhā-sᵊn-iŋ 
ˈhās-niŋ
: 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. BroganExamples of hasten in a Sentence
His death was hastened by alcohol abuse.
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
But in 2016, a bombshell study in Nature concluded that crumbling ice cliffs could trigger a runaway process of retreat, dramatically hastening the timeline.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Nick Kosmider, The Athletic’s Broncos beat reporter, suggests that the offense should hasten its pace to accentuate Nix’s mobility and downfield strength.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The question now is whether Takaichi’s election, and the LDP’s gamble on her, will revive the party’s fortunes or hasten its decline.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hasten
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“Hasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hasten. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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