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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Carol Howle, BP's current interim chief executive, said the company looked forward to O'Neill's arrival "as we accelerate our progress to build a simpler, stronger and more valuable BP for the future".

From BBC

Her position on the food tax has shifted to “examining it at an accelerated pace.”

From Barron's

“We’re moving forward and we’re going to move forward as fast as we can on multiple fronts to be able to accelerate the development because Donlin will be minting money,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neara, an Australian startup that makes digital models of power networks, has raised more than $60 million to accelerate its expansion as rapid growth in data centers and renewable energy stretch aging electricity grids globally.

From The Wall Street Journal

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