The difference between Hasten and Speed up

When used as verbs, hasten means to move or act in a quick fashion, whereas speed up means to accelerate.


check bellow for the other definitions of Hasten and Speed up

  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. Speed up as a verb (idiomatic, intransitive):

    To accelerate; to increase speed.

    Examples:

    "The car sped up as it went around the corner."

  2. Speed up as a verb (transitive):

    To increase the speed of something; to make something go faster.

    Examples:

    "You shouldn't speed up your car when you go around corners."

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