decelerate
verb (used with object)
to decrease the velocity of.
decelerated
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past participleof decelerate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof decelerate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
decelerateverb (used with object)to decrease the velocity of.
Example Sentences
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Uber’s gross bookings, which tracks the value of all rides and deliveries, climbed 20% to $59.82 billion, but similarly decelerated from the first two quarters of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Google’s paid click volume has decelerated sequentially this year, falling from 13% growth in the first quarter to 8% in the third.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Comparable sales, a metric that compares the performance of the network of restaurants that have been open for at least a year, decelerated to 3.8% from 4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Between the first and second quarter, Anthropic’s revenue grew roughly 140% — which means that the company’s growth has decelerated since the beginning of the year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
As the spaceship decelerated and pulled out of its orbit, heading down, down, down, it passed through several minutes of communications blackout.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
