accelerating
Speed up the pace or progress of something
Examples
In a meeting
“We're accelerating the product launch to capture market demand.”
Over coffee
“The doctor said my recovery is accelerating nicely.”
Why this word
increasing
accelerating implies the rate itself is growing faster, while increasing just means getting larger
speeding up
accelerating is more precise about continuous rate increase, while speeding up is casual and less technical
growing
accelerating emphasizes velocity or rate gaining momentum, while growing is generic about expansion
Usage tip
Use when you want to convey increasing speed or momentum rather than just fast action
Etymology
Latin 'accelerare' from 'ad-' (toward) + 'celerare' (to hasten), from 'celer' (swift)
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