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

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Suspecting they were at an impasse, Pentagon officials accelerated discussions with Anthropic’s main rival.

From The Wall Street Journal

These most recent events might only accelerate the market in the direction it was heading already.

From Barron's

“As we have discussed previously, we believe we’re in an early cycle environment today as the earnings recovery accelerates.”

From MarketWatch

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to accelerate efforts to deepen commercial ties with India after years of diplomatic distress.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It is therefore important to increase exploration activity and accelerate the development of new discoveries that can be tied back to existing fields.”

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