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to hasting

to hasting

6.9
To move or act quickly to do something
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : apresurarse
  • She was hasting to finish her project before the deadline approached.

Examples

  • The students were hasting to reach the bus stop before it left.

  • He noticed the dog hasting down the street after its owner.

  • So Milton is struggling here to catch up with the star LED Wizards who, as you can note, are already themselves hasting, and he tries to prevent them with his humble ode.

Synonyms

speedy
vsto hasting
70 1.8

Moving or happening very quickly with little delay

emphasizes quick action specifically to avoid delay
scurrying
vsto hasting
5.2

To move quickly with short, hurried steps because of fear

focuses on acting quickly generally rather than frantic short movements

How Hasty

frantic
93 3.9
hasty
63 3.9
hurried
3.4
to hasting
  • Archaic
6.9
quick
183 1.0
slow
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

hasting infinitive
hasting present participle
hasts third person singular
hasted past
hasted past participle

Morphology

hasting = haste (semi-transparent) = haste + ing

Present-participle formation from the verb 'haste' using the regular '-ing' suffix, but the verb is archaic so modern learners may find it unfamiliar.

Etymology

Hasting is related to the verb hasten and the noun haste, where haste means 'speed'. It means moving or acting quickly to do something without delay, so remembering hasten makes the modern meaning clear.