accelerates

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 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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accelerates

UC leaders said the new plan does not change the scope of the earlier road map but accelerates it, moving the testing decision timeline up by about four months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Bank of America analyst Justin Post is even more upbeat, writing that cloud growth could reach 70% in the second quarter as Google accelerates capacity expansion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Elevated cortisol raises the risk of heart disease, cognitive decline and accelerates biological aging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

"Post-traumatic osteoarthritis is driven in part by persistent inflammation that limits tissue repair and accelerates joint degeneration," Roy adds.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

My pulse accelerates to the beat of her unsteady heart rhythm and the slow chugging of her blood moving through her veins.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton