haste
noun
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity.
are hasting
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present progressiveof haste.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Know ye not that the laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorns under the pot, a sure sign of the fire they are hasting to?
From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin
Say not the years are hasting With rapid footsteps by,— Say not life's sands are wasting, But call me by and by!
From Poems of the Heart and Home by J. C. Yule
