hasten
verb (used without object)
have hastened
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present perfectof hasten.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Based on the current findings, lead investigator Prof Anne Corbett, from the University of Exeter and previously King's College London, says pandemic conditions may have hastened brain decline.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023
It was unclear whether the man had consumed any of the products available on the course that might have hastened his state, but it delighted passersby either way.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
Regrettably, COVID-19 and the pandemic may have hastened the public’s waning trust in our core institutions.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
Clark averaged only 2.5 points in 8.9 minutes per game last season, numbers that might have hastened others into the transfer portal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2021
Yet I had spurned him, and I wondered whether my desertion might have hastened his death.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
