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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He said renting the company’s graphics processing units or GPUs–chips that accelerate the millions of computations required in AI training–was becoming increasingly difficult because of demand from companies seeking to harness AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chief Executive Jeff Miller said the company’s international business is strong, and that its North American business will accelerate as macroeconomic conditions improve.

From The Wall Street Journal

High energy X rays played a key role in this analysis, as they reveal where accelerated particles release their energy.

From Science Daily

He later said that he expected to keep hiring but that AI would “accelerate what we do, at the same or better level of quality.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Some policymakers see a chance that the bank may have to accelerate the pace of tightening if rapid yen weakening risks a further flare-up in import-led inflation, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

accelerate

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