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Antonyms for hastened

Grammar : Verb
Spell : hey-suhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈheɪ sən


Definition of hastened

Origin :
  • 1560s, extended form of haste (v.) with -en (1). Related: Hastened; hastening.
  • verb speed something; hurry
Example sentences :
  • We hastened on, and to our delight found one of the best springs in the colony.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • He then hastened back to his gin, whom he had left five miles off.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • The moment her husband was gone, his mother rose and hastened to her son!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • She hastened to point out the other side of the matter, the insecurity of it, the disgrace.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He ordered them about like children, and they hastened to do his will.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Seizing the lamp from the hearth, she hastened to the window that overlooked the street-door.
  • Extract from : « The Wives of The Dead » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Wiseli hastened into the room, and went to her mother's side.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • The colonel threw his cloak about his shoulders, and hastened down to the carpenter's.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • "Not that, by any means, good lady," Andrew hastened to answer.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • He took the straight road to her, and hastened on the way to her.
  • Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum

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