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accelerating

ac·cel·er·at·ing [ ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ]

accelerating

adjective

Definition of accelerating

: increasing in speed or rate of occurrence
//an accelerating process of change … the already appalling damage humans have done to the primates by our accelerating destruction of their world.— Paul Schullery

Other Words from accelerating

acceleratingly adverb

First Known Use of accelerating

1661, in the meaning defined above

Dictionary Entries near accelerating

accelerate

accelerated

accelerated amortization

accelerating

acceleration

acceleration coefficient

acceleration lane

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present participle of accelerate

Synonyms & Antonyms of accelerating

1 to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season

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2 to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed

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3 to make greater in size, amount, or number

the company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession

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maximizing

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