hasten
verb (used without object)
hastening
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present participleof hasten.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The worsening security backdrop is hastening a Japanese defense buildup championed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the letter, Carr also warned that the FCC would be monitoring Disney’s affiliate-station negotiations and agreements; with this week’s early request, he appears to be hastening that scrutinizing process.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
As developments in the Middle East remained in focus over the weekend, President Donald Trump quietly signed a directive hastening the review of certain psychedelic drugs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Yet prices remain on track for their largest yearly loss since the pandemic, due in part to major oil producers hastening their plans to boost production.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025
They had not, as far as Taran could tell, stopped hastening westward, and Dark Gate lay some distance behind them, though its peaks no longer could be seen.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
