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to accel

to accel

9.1
To make something happen faster
  • verb
  • Informal
translation icon : acelerar
  • We need to accelerate the project timeline to meet the upcoming deadline.

Are we seeing any accelerating of a credit crunch?

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Examples

  • What can we do to facilitate and accelerate this whole process?

  • I did not anticipate that COVID would accelerate all of that so significantly, of course.

  • Instead, we must accelerate the programme and bring more hope to children.

  • So they are leading the way to accelerate the growth rate.

  • And we're eager to learn from each other and to accelerate their efforts together.

  • But if you want to make the actions easier, accelerate them, make them more profound.

  • This skill is emerging and accelerating at scale.

  • And that accelerates the development of the trauma bond.

  • The teacher wanted to accelerate the learning process so that students could grasp the material more quickly.

  • To improve sales, the company decided to accelerate its marketing campaign starting next month.

Synonyms

to hurry up
vsto accel
  • Informal
637 1.0

To move or act more quickly to avoid being late

is the informal request for faster action without procedural efficiency
to accelerate
vsto accel
  • Specialized
331 3.7

To move faster or make something happen faster

is the informal way to say this in casual speech
to speed
vsto accel
191 1.0

To make something move or happen faster

is the informal more casual way to express faster action
to speed up
vsto accel
161 2.5

To make something move or happen faster

is the informal shortened expression used in everyday talk
to step up
vsto accel
74 3.4

Make something greater in amount, speed or strength

is the informal way to say increase speed or intensity now
to expedite
vsto accel
  • Formal
45 6.5

To make something happen faster and easier

is the informal phrase focusing on quickness rather than formal efficiency
to pick up the pace
vsto accel
23 4.0

To move or work faster

is the informal instruction used in casual speech to speed things
to hasten
vsto accel
12 4.6

Make something happen sooner

is the informal phrasing used in casual contexts
to quicken
vsto accel
12 4.1

To move or happen faster

is the informal verb used especially in casual speech
to step on the gas
vsto accel
  • Informal
9 3.7

To press the pedal in a car to make it go faster or hurry to finish something

is the same informal sense but phrased as a motor action metaphor
to hit the accelerator
vsto accel
  • Informal
1 4.4

To try harder or work faster to reach a goal

is the informal wording that uses a vehicle metaphor for quickening
to rev up
vsto accel
  • Informal
1 4.6

To make something faster or more active

is the informal way to speed things with energetic action
to turbocharge
vsto accel
1 6.2

To make something much faster or more effective

is the informal expression for a strong casual intensifier of speed
to quicken the pace
vsto accel
1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

is the informal way to request faster progress in conversation

Antonyms

562 1.4

To make something happen later than planned

How Fast

to rush
403 1.0
to accel
  • Informal
9.1
to speed up
161 2.5
to hasten
12 4.6
to slow
957 1.0
to delay
562 1.4

Surface Forms

accel infinitive
accelerated past participle
accelerating present participle
acels third person singular

Etymology

Accel comes from the same root as accelerate ('to make faster'), so to accel something is simply to speed it up or make it happen more quickly.