hasten

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
2. (transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
3. (transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

Synonyms

hurry

rush

accelerate

speed up

speed

expedite

make haste

quicken

urge

advance

promote

precipitate

dash

💨

hurry up

further

in a hurry

scurry

hustle

hie

drive on

race

be in a hurry

step on it

festinate

haste

run

belt along

quick

rush along

flee

look sharp

hotfoot

move swiftly

hurry on

bustle

bucket along

stimulate

spurt

stir

scuttle

shoot

sprint

pelt along

gallop

raise

scamper

press

railroad

scoot

induce

Translations

apressar

se dépêcher

affrettarsi

beschleunigen

se hâter

acelerar

eilen

apresurar

beeilen

verhaasten

bespoedigen

acelerar

activar

hâter

accelerare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈheɪ.sən/

Etymology

Originally intransitive, from haste + -en (verbal suffix).