accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-reyt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /

VERB

increase speed, timing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate

STRONG

drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad rev roll tool

WEAK

fire up hammer on lay a patch lay rubber make tracks nail it peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up step on the gas

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop

STRONG

dissuade repress wait

WEAK

decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down

Example Sentences

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‘If central banks accelerate their buying on this dip, that will tell us a lot.’

From MarketWatch

He noted that “growth is broadly not accelerating in software, while it is in other sectors,” like those more linked to AI data-center buildouts, he said.

From MarketWatch

“It will accelerate and support some of it, but it’s not going to go out and dig the hole.”

From The Wall Street Journal

After investing in World Liberty, Tahnoon’s push for AI chips accelerated.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re focusing on accelerating,” he said of the company’s roughly $26 billion plan to invest in the U.S. in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

accelerate

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