decelerate
verb (used with object)
to decrease the velocity of.
has been decelerating
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present perfect progressiveof decelerate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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U.S. wage growth has been decelerating, to the point that it is now back to levels from late last decade, DataTrek Research co-founder Nicholas Colas says.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Zoom’s revenue growth has been decelerating as the economy slowly reopens, users complain of “Zoom-fatigue” and as vaccinated people return to school and offices.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2021
In this case, we would say the universe has been decelerating since the beginning.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Unfortunately for Twitter, growth in owned-and-operated ad revenue has been decelerating more quickly than total ad revenue, coming in at 23% in the first quarter, versus 37% growth for total ad revenue, according to MoffettNathanson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2016
“In the last few weeks, the pace of increase has been decelerating, particularly in the case of older tall trees,” he said.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 13, 2011
