Synonyms for
Hastened
Definition
The definition of 'hastened' is to cause something to happen sooner or more quickly than it would otherwise.
Synonyms & similar words
looksharp
induce
hie
hurry
expedite
race
rush
festinate
steponit
speed
linger
bucketalong
hasten
stimulate
rushalong
peltalong
beltalong
cannonballalong
hotfoot
accelerated
expedited
rushed
quickened
precipitated
hurried
hustled
fast-tracked
advanced
hied
pressed
urged
pushed
catapulted
propelled
prompted
impelled
forced
Example sentences
- 1. She hastened to catch the bus before it left.
- 2. The chef hastened to finish cooking the meal for the guests.
- 3. The doctor hastened to treat the patient's injuries.
- 4. The teacher hastened to grade the students' papers before the end of the day.
- 5. He hastened to apologize for his mistake.
Quotes
1. 'Time flies, but I hasten to reassure you, gentlemen, that the world does not stand still.' - Fidel Castro
2. 'How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold.' - William Wordsworth
3. 'In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.' - Martin Luther King Jr.