Also means
to speed up
Usage Note
Apresurar is a regular -ar verb. It is most commonly used reflexively: apresurarse ('to hurry oneself, to rush'). The transitive form (apresurar el paso = 'to quicken one's step') is also standard. The pronominal me apresuré a decir ('I hastened to say') is a frequent literary and journalistic construction.
Examples
"Tuvimos que apresurarnos para llegar a tiempo."
Natural Translation
We had to hurry to arrive on time.
Literal Translation
We had to hurry-ourselves to arrive on time.
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