has ‧ ten /ˈheɪs ə n/ BrE AmE verb formal
1 . [transitive] to make something happen faster or sooner:
Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter.
2 . [intransitive] to do or say something quickly or without delay SYN hurry
hasten to do something
I hastened to assure her that there was no danger.
3 . I hasten to add used when you realize that what you have said may not have been understood correctly:
an exhausting course, which, I hasten to add, was also great fun
4 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to go somewhere quickly
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THESAURUS
▪ rush to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soon:
He was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting.
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There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
▪ hurry to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time:
People hurried into stores to escape the rain.
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You ll have to hurry or we 'll be late for breakfast
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I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
▪ race to go somewhere as fast as you can:
She raced downstairs to tell her mother.
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He raced back to his car and called for help.
▪ tear to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry:
I saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree.
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He tore down the stairs and out of the house.
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They tore out of the building.
▪ dash to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distance:
Bob dashed across the road to his friend’s house.
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Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door.
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I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
▪ hustle American English informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhere:
You better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
▪ hasten literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do something:
Suddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing.
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She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.