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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Last year the government announced an AI Opportunities Action Plan which included establishing AI growth zones "to facilitate the accelerated build out of AI data centres".

From BBC

Global demand for gold accelerated in the fourth quarter of last year, reaching 1,303 tons on hefty ETF inflows and bar and coin buying hitting a 12-year high.

From The Wall Street Journal

The number and rate of suspensions had been increasing before Covid, but the rise has accelerated ever since.

From BBC

We already knew demand was robust, but companies are now saying it is accelerating even more.

From Barron's

The outperformance of small caps reflects hopes for an accelerating U.S. economy, as smaller, domestically focused companies tend to benefit from greater investor appetite for higher-growth, riskier stocks when the economy is on firm ground.

From MarketWatch

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