hasten

• Verbo usado para indicar o ato de se mover rapidamente ou de acelerar a chegada de algo.

A verb used to indicate the act of moving or acting quickly, or to cause something to happen sooner.

1. To move quicklyB2formal

   To go or move somewhere quickly.

   Apressar-se

   • She hastened to the hospital when she heard the news.
   • He hastened down the stairs to answer the door.
   • They hastened to the scene of the accident.

   Sinônimosboltdashflyhurryracerushscurryspeedsprintzip

   Antônimosdawdledelaylingerloitertarry

2. To cause something to happen soonerB2formal

   To make something happen more quickly than it would otherwise.

   Acelerar

   • The medication hastened her recovery.
   • Poor planning hastened the project's failure.
   • The drought hastened the collapse of the ancient civilization.

   Sinônimosaccelerateadvanceexpeditehurryprecipitatequickenrushspeed up

   Antônimosdeferdelaypostponeretardslow