Antonyms for hasten
ˈheɪ sənhas·ten

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1. hastenverb

   Synonyms:
   hurry, rush

2. hastenverb

   To move in a quick fashion.

   Synonyms:
   hurry, rush

3. hastenverb

   To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.

   Synonyms:
   hurry, rush

4. hastenverb

   To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

   Synonyms:
   rush, hurry

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1. hasten

   To quicken, in the sense here considered, is to increase speed, move or cause to move more rapidly, as through more space or with, a greater number of motions in the same time. To accelerate is to increase the speed of action or of motion. A motion whose speed increases upon itself is said to be accelerated, as the motion of a falling body, which becomes swifter with every second of time. To accelerate any work is to hasten it toward a finish, commonly by quickening all its operations in orderly unity toward the result. To despatch is to do and be done with, to get a thing off one's hands. To despatch an enemy is to kill him outright and quickly; to despatch a messenger is to send him in haste; to despatch a business is to bring it quickly to an end. Despatch is commonly used of single items. To promote a cause is in any way to bring it forward, advance it in power, prominence, etc. To speed is really to secure swiftness; to hasten is to attempt it, whether successfully or unsuccessfully. Hurry always indicates something of confusion. The hurried man forgets dignity, appearance, comfort, courtesy, everything but speed; he may forget something vital to the matter in hand; yet, because reckless haste may attain the great object of speed, hurry has come to be the colloquial and popular word for acting quickly. To facilitate is to quicken by making easy; to expedite is to quicken by removing hindrances. A good general will improve roads to facilitate the movements of troops, hasten supplies and perfect discipline to promote the general efficiency of the force, despatch details of business, expedite all preparations, in order to accelerate the advance and victory of his army.

   Antonyms:
   check, clog, delay, drag, hinder, impede, obstruct, retard

   Synonyms:
   accelerate, advance, despatch, drive, drive on, expedite, facilitate, further, hurry, make haste, press forward, promote, quicken, speed, urge, urge on

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1. hasten

   Antonyms:
   retard, impede, obstruct, demur, hesitate, halt

   Synonyms:
   accelerate, urge, expedite, speed, press, hurry, haste, quicken

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1. • Act
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1. rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinateverb

   act or move at high speed

   "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"

   Synonyms:
   hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on it, rush

2. rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on itverb

   move fast

   "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

   Synonyms:
   run, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, quicken, bucket along, race, hurry, accelerate, rush along, hie, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, speed up, step on it, rush

3. expedite, hastenverb

   speed up the progress of; facilitate

   "This should expedite the process"

   Synonyms:
   hotfoot, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, belt along, speed, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, step on it, rush

4. induce, stimulate, rush, hastenverb

   cause to occur rapidly

   "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

   Synonyms:
   shake up, cannonball along, excite, look sharp, belt along, get, shake, energize, perk up, hurry, stir, induct, expedite, make, energise, arouse, bucket along, speed, step on it, pelt along, cause, bring on, race, induce, hie, stimulate, provoke, have, festinate, hotfoot, brace, rush along, rush

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1. hastenverb

   Synonyms:
   accelerate, expedite, quicken, precipitate press, urge, hurry

How to use hasten in a sentence?

1. Jake Cox:

   Expanding Medicare beyond its current mission of seniors 65 and older threatens to speed up Medicare’s insolvency and would hasten the day Medicare no longer has enough money to provide health care for seniors.

2. Avigdor Lieberman:

   Certainly this will not hasten an agreement because without Israel's consent, nothing will change.

3. Jay Nixon:

   Others of us are at the table not in spite of our actions in the patriotic protests but because of them. They are united by the shared passion to promote understanding, to hasten healing, to ensure equal opportunities in education and employment and to safeguard the civil rights of all our citizens.

4. Mutsumi Kagawa:

   Initially investors saw Trump's moves as negotiation tactics to get better deals. But now they are starting to worry about the damage to the economy, people have long thought the U.S. economy will eventually hit a recession at some point. But there are growing worries Trump's trade policies may hasten that. The fear now is that 'America First' may become 'America Worst'.

5. J. Paul Getty:

   The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might of the force of habit and must understand that practices are what create habits. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires.

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