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N1 る-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. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 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. 2.

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

        usu. 速める

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    早める 【はやめる】速める 【はやめる】

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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.

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      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.

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      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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