hasten
/ˈheɪsən/
verb
- To cause something to happen sooner or more quickly.
- The company's poor decisions hastened its financial collapse.
- The new medicine may hasten the patient's recovery.
- Adding more fuel will only hasten the fire's spread.
- To move or act quickly; to hurry.
- She hastened to open the door when she heard the knock.
- We must hasten if we want to catch the last train.
- He hastened through the crowd to reach the exit.
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