hasten
verb (used without object)
were hastening
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past progressiveof hasten.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Watching Hurricane Irma maraud across Barbuda and Anguilla, residents of Florida and others who found themselves on the wrong side of the forecast were hastening to get out of the way.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2017
The bosses had sniffed the wind, were hastening to "get right."
From Time Magazine Archive
On Aug. 13, Talleyrand brought word that Austria and Russia were hastening to mount a massive attack on France.
From Time Magazine Archive
A marching host of Elves had come up silently: they were hastening toward the northern borders to guard against any attack from Moria; and they brought news, some of which Haldir reported.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tonight they did not intend to go far down, but were hastening to find a side-passage that led back to their watch-tower on the cliff.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
