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hastening

  • present participle of hasten.

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Hastening back across the border to the Polish side, she telephoned her editor with the news, a world exclusive.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2017

Hastening product rollouts, and making them a hit, will be critical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 1, 2015

Hastening the pace of discovery should open the door to more effective drugs and other therapies.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2014

Hastening her decline has been a downturn in Brazil's economic fortunes.

From Newsweek • Aug. 24, 2013

Hastening his steps, he pushed open the inner door, yanked the knob of the outside one so that the door came open with a jerk, and faced the boys.

From Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown by Webster, Frank V.