hasten

/hˈe‍ɪstən/

/ˈheɪsən/

to hasten

MAIN VERB

move hurridly

synonyms : belt along

antonyms : linger

act or move at high speed

synonyms : festinate

speed up the progress of; facilitate

synonyms : expedite

cause to occur rapidly

synonyms : induce

Examples

1. Behavior like this hastens the modern suspicion of any ritual behavior.

2. This circumstance hastened matters.

3. Five substitutions could even hasten the dawn of situational football and a more staggered management of individual games.

4. But the acceleration of the universe’s expansion only hastens its demise.