English–French

“speed up” in French

French

Alsoaccélérer

Pronunciation

IPA/ate/

Example

Nous devons hâter notre départ.

We need to speed up our departure.

Illustration for hâter (speed up)

How to say “speed up” in French

“Speed up” in French is hâter.

A planned event pulled forward or a process made to move faster.

Full entry for hâter: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with hâter

Il faut se hâter pour attraper le bus.

You have to hurry to catch the bus.

Tips for using hâter

  • Hâter takes a direct object, as in hâter le départ, while se hâter de plus an infinitive means to hurry to do something.

Other French words for “speed up”

Peux-tu accélérer le pas ?

Can you pick up the pace?

“speed up” in other languages