hasten
verb (used without object)
is hastening
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present progressiveof hasten (3rd person singular).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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The worsening security backdrop is hastening a Japanese defense buildup championed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"The continuous emphasis on Kim Jong Un's daughter can be seen as evidence that North Korea is hastening to showcase succession intentions amid difficult internal circumstances," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2024
That trend is hastening another worrying event: the day when China will not have enough people of working age to fuel the high-speed growth that made it an engine of the global economy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
That is hastening a mass exodus of Canada's most highly skilled workers, leaving businesses scrambling, helping push wages sharply higher and threatening to further drag down the country's sagging productivity, economists say.
From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2022
On the way home, when the newly-created angel is hastening heavenward, one may break one's neck.
From Stories and Pictures by Isaac Loeb Peretz
