1. moving or acting with speed; hurrying
Usage: present participle of 'hasten'
2. causing something to happen sooner or more quickly
Usage: present participle of 'hasten'; transitive use

1. the act or process of moving or proceeding quickly
Usage: gerund form; less common than verb form

Examples

• She was hastening to catch the last bus home.
• The doctor is hastening the patient's recovery with new treatment.
• They are hastening their departure to avoid the storm.
• Hastening through the crowded market, he nearly dropped his groceries.
• The warm weather is hastening the arrival of spring flowers.
• We should avoid hastening into major decisions without thinking them through.