C1 [ I or T ] to happen or make something happen sooner or faster:
More examples
- The driver accelerated on the bend and appeared to lose control of the vehicle.
- We watched as the motorbike accelerated away into the distance.
- The van driver accelerated every time I tried to overtake him.
- Anne gripped my hand as the plane began accelerating along the runway.
- You have to accelerate gradually as you run down the track, and then take a big jump.
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Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
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