Vocab Info

N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(はや)めるto hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate, to move up (plans)

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    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate

      usu. 早める
    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate

      usu. 速める

    All Forms

    早める 【はやめる】速める 【はやめる】

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    Examples

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      喫煙(きつえん)飲酒(いんしゅ)死期(しき)(はや)ます。

      Smoking and drinking can accelerate your death.

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      寝坊(ねぼう)をしたので出勤(しゅっきん)()(あし)(はや)ました。

      Since I overslept, I quickened my pace on the way to work.

      • N1

      野菜(やさい)成長(せいちょう)(はや)まったので、出荷(しゅっか)(はや)ました。

      Since the vegetables grew faster than expected, we expedited the shipment.

      • N1

      昨日(きのう)夕食(ゆうしょく)時刻(じこく)(はや)たこととて、今朝(けさ)空腹(くうふく)()()めました。

      Because I moved up dinnertime yesterday, I woke up hungry this morning.

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      (きょく)のテンポを(はや)めると、()いている(ひと)緊張(きんちょう)(かん)(かん)じさせることが出来(でき)ます。

      Speeding up the tempo of a song can make the listener feel tense.

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