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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If that happens, selling can be expected to accelerate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

AI spending will accelerate again this year, based on updates from four of the Mag Seven cohort, to just over $725 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"There is no better time to not just build fame, but to accelerate it at a pace quicker than any other period in our lifetime," says Thompson.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Based on the company’s forecast for capex, spending will likely accelerate across the rest of that year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

We accelerate again, then reach a wide, open road suspended across the railroad tracks I once walked down to reach the compound.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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