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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"Rather than slowing down the low-carbon transition, the new tensions show that the deployment of clean, domestically produced energy sources should be accelerated," he said.

From Barron's

"It's definitely not helping... it's a shame that things are being slowed when we really need things to be accelerated," said the GSMA's Moore.

From Barron's

As the freight industry contends with overcapacity and pressure on profitability, the company has been working to right-size its cost base and streamline its organizational and sales structure as it seeks to accelerate growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Suspecting they were at an impasse, Pentagon officials accelerated discussions with Anthropic’s main rival.

From The Wall Street Journal

These most recent events might only accelerate the market in the direction it was heading already.

From Barron's

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