as in rate
an increasing in speed or rate of occurrence
Experts predict a steady acceleration in economic growth over the next two years.
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Recent Examples of acceleration
Of course, the gun provides the initial acceleration that allows the ramjet to ignite.
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New Atlas, 21 May 2025
There are also provisions for the acceleration of stock awards and options.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
There is athleticism, power and acceleration over small distances, but a speedster like Frimpong is something the current squad doesn’t possess.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Much like the Industrial Revolution, the acceleration of generative AI in recent years has already transformed the world and raised a flurry of concerns over how these new technologies will impact human labor.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 11 May 2025
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New Atlas, 21 May 2025
There are also provisions for the acceleration of stock awards and options.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
There is athleticism, power and acceleration over small distances, but a speedster like Frimpong is something the current squad doesn’t possess.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Much like the Industrial Revolution, the acceleration of generative AI in recent years has already transformed the world and raised a flurry of concerns over how these new technologies will impact human labor.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for acceleration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceleration
Noun
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Communities with higher vaccination rates have fewer opportunities to spread the virus.—
Libby Richards,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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In simple terms, Gueye is a prominent presence off the ball, performing a large volume of actions, and doing so with a high success rate.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Noun
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With the longer days and a sultry summer pace, there’s plenty of time to soak it all in.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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It has widely been known in the space community that military officials, who supported Vulcan with development contracts for the rocket and its engines that exceeded $1 billion, have been unhappy with the pace of the rocket's development.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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The entire bag can unzip to become a quilt if that’s more your speed.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2025
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His speed should flourish in Florida’s up-tempo system and take some of the pressure off Princeton transfer Xaivian Lee to try to be Walter Clayton.—
The Athletic College Basketball,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Get serious about pipeline velocity, win rates and quota attainment.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Related – his fastball velocity is down to an average of 92.4 mph this season, a full 2 mph lost since 2023.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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“Acceleration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceleration. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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