hasten

v

1. hurry, go quickly, lose no time, rush, Scot. swith, Literary. haste; race, scurry, skip, spurt, whisk, run, sprint; press on, push on, ride hard, canter, trot, gallop, lope, clap spurs to one's horse; shoot, tear, fly, fly on the wings of the wind, outstrip the wind, wing one's way, take wing, take to flight; scour, hustle, bustle, scamper, scuttle, trip, flit; flee, hotfoot, hotfoot it, hightail, hightail it, Inf. skedaddle, be on the run, beat a retreat; whip off, whip away, dash off, run like mad, Sl. go like a bat out of hell, go or run wide open, go all out, go at full blast, Inf. go like a shot, Sl. go hell-bent, Inf. go like greased lightning; speed up, put on more speed, step on the gas, Sl. step on it, Sl. burn up the road, cover ground; bound, spring, jump, make strides, do some tall stepping, bowl along, hie one's way.

2. accelerate, quicken, push forward, advance, precipitate; stimulate, arouse, rouse, vivify, animate, bestir, instigate, motivate, inspire, exhort, excite, provoke, incite; press, prod, shove, job, move, drive on, urge on, egg on, hound on, goad, whip, flog, prick; boost, prompt, thrust, impel, propel, give an impetus to; hurry on, dispatch, send away quickly, send off summarily, lend wings to; expedite, facilitate, aid, assist, help, set on one's legs, put on one's feet