verb · neutral
quicken
/ˈkwɪkən/QUICK·en
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to make something happen faster or increase the speed of something
Examples
“New technology has quickened the pace of communication.”
“The news quickened his step as he hurried home.”
“Interest in the subject quickened after the documentary aired.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy changes have quickened investment flows into renewable energy, reshaping the regional market within months.”
Collocations
- quicken the pace
- quicken someone's step/heartbeat
Word family
quicken verbquickened verb / past participlequickening noun / gerund / adjectivequick adjective
Common mistakes
This will make the process quick.→This will quicken the process.
The news quicked his step.→The news quickened his step.
Say it for a higher band
5make faster→6speed up→7+quicken
Synonyms
speed up
accelerate
Easily confused
speed up
“The company decided to speed up production.”
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