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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours)
  1. 1 to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours), to be moved up, to be advanced
  2. 2 to be hasty, to be rash
  3. 3 to quicken, to speed up, to gather speed — esp. 速まる
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· examples

  • My heart quickened.

    sense 3 · to quicken

  • He laughs best who laughs last.

    sense 2 · to be hasty

  • The job-seeking season is starting earlier each year and it's the mass media that are causing that trend by moving up their job interview schedule.

    sense 1 · to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours)

  • He who laughs last laughs best.

  • The magazine jumped the gun and reported on the scandal.

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