to quicken

Examples

• All

• The light changed as she stepped into the crosswalk, and she quickened her pace.

  Fiction book (1995)

• During the next ten years, the pace of change quickened, and the use of information technology changed dramatically.

  Academic text (2000)

• Quicken the pace a little bit, huh?

  Black August (2007)

• The pace of the revival quickened in the days that followed.

  Academic text (2005)

• The pace of legislative development has quickened since the initial 2009 legislation.

  Academic text (2013)

• Where the pipe or cigar relaxed the body, coffee quickened the mind.

  Academic text (2016)

• Of course, we quickened our pace and made it out of the woods faster than we thought we would, and we found ourselves back in my old neighborhood.

• A familiar laugh rocked the air, and the tall man quickened his step.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Their pace has quickened.

  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

• As the pace of discovery quickened, the Kerrs met an ever-widening circle of scholars.

  Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

H

to hurry

vsto quicken

∞ 1.0

To move or act quickly because there is little time

is about increasing speed generally without implying urgency

H

to hurry up

vsto quicken

• Informal

637 1.0

To move or act more quickly to avoid being late

is the general idea of becoming or making quicker without imperative tone

A

to accelerate

vsto quicken

• Specialized

331 3.7

To move faster or make something happen faster

is the general act of becoming or making something faster

S

to speed

vsto quicken

191 1.0

To make something move or happen faster

is the basic notion of moving or becoming faster

S

to speed up

vsto quicken

161 2.5

To make something move or happen faster

is the broad idea of becoming or causing greater speed

E

to expedite

vsto quicken

• Formal

45 6.5

To make something happen faster and easier

is the simple change to move or happen more quickly without efficiency focus

P

to pick up the pace

vsto quicken

23 4.0

To move or work faster

covers the same speed increase but in any situation

H

to hasten

vsto quicken

12 4.6

Make something happen sooner

refers more to changing speed or movement rather than timing of events

G

to gain speed

vsto quicken

3 2.5

To start moving faster

also covers making or becoming faster but less about starting speed

H

to hit the accelerator

vsto quicken

• Informal

1 4.4

To try harder or work faster to reach a goal

is the general act of increasing speed without the extra exertion image

Q

to quicken the pace

vsto quicken

1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

focuses more generally on becoming or making something faster

A

to accel

vsto quicken

• Informal

9.1

To make something happen faster

is the neutral term for causing or becoming faster in all contexts

Antonyms

S

to slow down

687 1.4

To move or act more slowly

D

to delay

562 1.4

To make something happen later than planned

Phrasal Verbs

H

to heart quicken

1 5.2

To feel your heart beat faster from excitement, fear, or nervous waiting

Q

to quicken the pace

1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

How Fast

to hurtle

19 6.8

to accelerate

• Specialized

331 3.7

to quicken

12 4.1

to speed up

161 2.5

to hasten

12 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology