The difference between Hasten and Hurry

When used as verbs, hasten means to move or act in a quick fashion, whereas hurry means to do things quickly.


Hurry is also noun with the meaning: rushed action.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hasten and Hurry

  1. Hasten as a verb (intransitive):

    To move or act in a quick fashion.

  2. Hasten as a verb (transitive):

    To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.

  3. Hasten as a verb (transitive):

    To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

  1. Hurry as a noun:

    Rushed action.

    Examples:

    "Why are you in such a big hurry?"

  2. Hurry as a noun:

    Urgency.

    Examples:

    "There is no hurry on that paperwork."

  3. Hurry as a noun (sports):

    In American football, an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play.

  4. Hurry as a noun (music):

    A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation.

  1. Hurry as a verb (intransitive):

    To do things quickly.

    Examples:

    "He's hurrying because he's late."

  2. Hurry as a verb (intransitive):

    Often with , to speed up the rate of doing something.

    Examples:

    "If you don't hurry (up) you won't finish on time."

  3. Hurry as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to be done quickly.

  4. Hurry as a verb (transitive):

    To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

  5. Hurry as a verb (transitive):

    To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.

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