Antonyms of verb linger

1 of 5 senses of linger

Sense 4
linger, dawdle -- (take one's time; proceed slowly)
       Antonym of rush (Sense 1)
      => rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it -- (move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb linger

5 senses of linger

Sense 1
linger -- (remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on")
       => persist, remain, stay -- (stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up")

Sense 2
loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around -- (be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 3
tarry, linger -- (leave slowly and hesitantly)
       => leave, go forth, go away -- (go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight")

Sense 4
linger, dawdle -- (take one's time; proceed slowly)
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")
          Phrasal Verb-> linger over#1

Sense 5
hover, linger -- (move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner")
       => hesitate, waver, waffle -- (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures")