hastening (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈheɪsən/
Definition
To move or act with great speed; to hurry.
Examples
The manager urged the team to hasten their work to meet the deadline.
She hastened to apologize for her mistake.
Don't hasten your decision; take your time to consider all the options.
How to Use hastening
- hasten to do something (prepositional phrase)
- To quickly do something, often to correct a mistake or clarify a point. — "She hastened to correct the misunderstanding."
- hasten something (collocation)
- To make an event or process happen more quickly. — "The drought hastened the crop failure."
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