Hasten

Verb

 * 1) To move in a quick fashion.
 * 2) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
 * 3) * 2008, Bradley Simpson, Economists with Guns, page 7:
 * [...] and prescribed policies and packages of military, economic and technical assistance to hasten their inevitable march toward development and modernity.
 * 1) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

Synonyms

 * rush
 * hurry
 * See also Thesaurus:rush (hurry)

Derived terms

 * hastener

Related terms

 * haste

Adverbs for Hasten
instinctively; obsequiously; anxiously; vastly; materially; dutifully; nervously; unscrupulously; irreverently; frantically; uncivilly; feverishly; incredibly; tremulously.

Thesaurus
accelerate, advance, advantage, aid, barrel, bolt, boost, bundle, burn to, bustle, career, chafe, chase, clear the way, conduce to, contribute to, crack on, crowd, dart, dash, dash off, dash on, dispatch, double-time, drive on, ease, encourage, expedite, explain, facilitate, favor, festinate, fleet, fling, flit, fly, forward, foster, fret, further, fuss, gain ground, get excited, get going, get moving, grease, grease the ways, grease the wheels, hardly wait, haste, hasten on, help along, hie, hie on, hotfoot, hump, hump it, hurry, hurry along, hurry on, hurry through, hurry up, hurry-scurry, hurtle, hustle, hustle up, impel, itch to, jump the gun, leap, lend wings to, loose, lose no time, lubricate, make clear, make for, make haste, make way for, move, move quickly, oil, open the throttle, open the way, open up, pave the way, pick up speed, plunge, post, precipitate, prepare the way, press, press on, promote, push, push forward, push on, push through, put forward, put on, put on steam, quicken, race, railroad through, remove friction, rev, run, run interference for, rush, rush along, rush through, scamper, scoot, scour, scramble, scud, scurry, scuttle, send, set forward, shake up, shoot, simplify, skedaddle, smooth, smooth the way, soap the ways, speed, speed along, speed up, sprint, spur, spurt, squirm, stampede, step on it, step up, stew, sweat, sweat and stew, sweat it out, tear, unbar, unblock, unclog, unjam, urge, wait impatiently, whip, whip along

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,


 * Russian:, поспешить ;  , поторопиться
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Dutch: bespoedigen, verhaasten
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian: siettet,


 * Italian:
 * Russian: торопить, поторопить
 * Swedish: skynda på,


 * Dutch:


 * Italian:

Anagrams

 * Athens
 * sneath
 * thanes

Alternative forms

 * hapsien