accelerate
verb (used with object)
to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in.
had accelerated
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past perfectof accelerate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Walking between vehicles at his family company's showroom outside Damascus, Hamza Sukkar, 25, said electric car purchases had accelerated recently.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Martin said the city had accelerated certain projects to start as soon as the week of Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Revenue growth rates had accelerated for five straight quarters going back to summer 2025,” Lango said, adding that third-quarter revenue guidance implies a deceleration in growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
BBC Sport revealed last Thursday the Gunners had accelerated their interest in the Sweden international as their well-documented search for a new centre-forward reaches a climax.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
By Livingston’s calculations, he had accelerated ionized hydrogen molecules, H2, twenty times over the course of ten complete circuits.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
