verb · academic
accelerate
UK/əkˈseləreɪt/US/ækˈseləreɪt/ac·CEL·er·ate
to increase in speed or rate; to make something increase in speed or rate
Examples
“Growth accelerated in the final quarter of the year.”
“The rate of inflation accelerated following the policy change.”
“Investment accelerated once incentives were introduced.”
Band 8 sentence
“As new infrastructure projects began, economic activity accelerated, lifting GDP growth above forecasts.”
Collocations
- accelerate sharply
- accelerate growth
- accelerate to
Word family
Common mistakes
The trend accelerates to 5%→The trend accelerates to 5% / The rate accelerated to 5%
It was accelerated quickly→It accelerated quickly
Say it for a higher band
5become faster→6increase quickly→7+accelerate
Synonyms
speed up
quickened
Easily confused
increase
“The economy continued to increase in size over the decade.”
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