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has‧ten
formal
formal1 [transitive] to make something happen faster or sooner : 
Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter.
Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter.2 [intransitive] to do or say something quickly or without delay [= hurry]
3 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
I hasten to add
an exhausting course, which, I hasten to add, was also great fun4 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to go somewhere quickly
