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Hastening

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fastnoun(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
speednounThe state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
speedingnounTravelling very fast; moving at speed.
hurryingnounThe act of one who hurries; hasty motion.

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speedverb(intransitive) To go fast.
speedingnounTravelling very fast; moving at speed.
hurryingnounThe act of one who hurries; hasty motion.
fastverb(intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
quickeningnounThe first noticeable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
acceleratingnounAn act of acceleration.
reinforcingnounUsed to reinforce.
exacerbatingThat exacerbates
expeditinga concept in purchasing and project management for securing the quality and timely delivery of goods and components.
fast-trackingverbAlternative spelling of fast track. [To progress something with unusual rapidity.]
hastenounSpeed; swiftness; dispatch.
accelerandonoun(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
post-hastenounA great hurry.
rushingverbA rapid surging motion.
heighteningnounThe act by which something is heightened or increased.
precipitancynounSuddenness; excessive haste.
incrementnounThe action of increasing or becoming greater.
overhastenounExcessive, often undue haste.
ramp-upnounA sudden increase; a boost.
increasementnoun(rare) An increase; growth.

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