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quicken

[kwik-uhn] / ˈkwɪk ən /


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The company needs to quicken its jet production rate to make that happen.

From The Wall Street Journal

His pulse quickened and he felt his skin prickling with sweat.

From Literature

Natalie felt her pulse quicken as she came back to her old, familiar topic.

From Literature

“Even if that were true, what would you do with Wall Street?” said Boaz, quickening his pace.

From Literature

As the artificial-intelligence race intensifies, the speed with which the world’s biggest chip companies roll out each successive generation of computing products is quickening.

From The Wall Street Journal