hasten Definition
has·ten (hās′ən)
transitive verb
to cause to be or come faster; speed up; accelerate
Etymology: extended form of haste, v.
intransitive verb
to move or act swiftly; hurry
hasten Synonyms
hasten
v.
To make haste
rush, sprint, spurt, scurry, move quickly, bestir oneself, dash off, plunge, bustle, waste no time, lose no time, fly, be in a hurry, cover ground, not lose a moment, hurry, hurry up, press, press on, express, haste, flee, be on the run, skip, tear, post, scamper, pace, move speedily, push on, hie, hustle, bolt, scuttle, careen, make haste, make time, dart, trip, be quick, ride hard, leap, clip, bound, zoom, skim, brush, spring, make forced marches, whip off, whip away, jump, speed up, work under pressure, make the best of one's time, make short work of, go at full blast, go at full tilt, run like mad, march in double time, put on more speed, carry sail, take wing, make strides, go all out, trot, run wide open, pack off, pack away, gallop, make a dash for*, step on it*, shake a leg*, beat the devil around a stump*, go like sixty*, work against time*, put on steam*, hie on*, break one's neck*, fall all over oneself*, make up for lost time*, hop to it*, hop on it*, scoot*, spin*, whiz*, beat a retreat*, sweep*, bundle*, get cracking*, skedaddle*, outstrip the wind*, fly on the wings of the wind*, shoot*, bowl along*, cut along*, clap spurs to one's horse*, swoop*, wing one's way*, crowd sail*, rip*, go on the double*, stir one's stumps*, go like (greased) lightning*, go like a shot*, whisk*, go hell-bent*, burn up the road*, zip*, go like a bat out of hell*, flit*, step lively, step on the gas*, give her the gas*; see also race 1, run 2, speed.To expedite
accelerate, dispatch, speed up, fillip, advance, move up, quicken, stimulate, hurry up, push, make short work of, urge, goad, press, whip on, agitate, push forward, push ahead, put into action, get started, give a start, drive on, set in motion, take in hand, take over, put on wheels*, blast off*, railroad through*, gear up*, cut the red tape*; see also speed.
hasten Usage Examples
Object
- demise: However, one element which may hasten the demise of some Lodges is the increase in the Grand Lodge Fees.
- downfall: But some in the opposition say the move is more likely to inflame political rivalries than hasten the downfall of Saddam Hussein.
- deterioration: The use of wheeled vehicles on such a floor will hasten the deterioration.
- onset: This will hasten the onset of Railtrack's financial problems ' .
- decline: Both alternatives will hasten the decline of our communities.
- collapse: They are hastening the collapse of the petty-bourgeois nationalist illusions that nations can live together in peace and equality under capitalism.
Infinitive complement
- add: I was joking, of course, " he hastened to add, for she had turned rather white.
- assure: Their words, not mine let me hasten to assure you!
- say: CJ: I hasten to say there is a great deal of the Carmichael family in the audience.
- tell: I hasten to tell you that the President of the United States is spiritually blind.
- explain: He saw he had made a blunder, so he hastened to explain it away.
- meet: With joy I hasten to meet death face to face.
Modifying Another Word
- slowly: Hasten slowly, warns BL Hat Trick hits the north Hats off to Panama!
- forward: Whosoever is slowed down by his actions will not be hastened forward by his lineage.
- away: He could not endure the sight of her, and hastened away.
- back: She started up, and hastened back to his side.
- probably: His stellar performance complete failure to help out the peugeot workers at Ryton has probably hastened his shift to another portfolio.
- then: I then hastened to Mr. Vernon, to deliver my letters.
Followed by an intransitive particle
Browse dictionary entries near hasten
- ‹ haste
- ‹ hastate
- ‹ hasta mañana
- ‹ hasta luego
- ‹ hasta la vista
- ‹ hast
- ‹ hassock
- ‹ hassle
- ‹ hassium
- ‹ Hasselt
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