NichiDict

早める

N1
はやめる
速める
[hayameru]
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Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

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

2.IchidanTransitive

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

Examples

出発の時間を早めた。

I moved the departure time forward.

締め切りに間に合わせるため作業ペースを早めて終わらせよう。

Let's speed up the work and finish it.

締め切りを一週間早めてもらえますか。

Could you move the deadline forward by a week?