accelerate
verb (used with object)
to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in.
is accelerating
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present progressiveof accelerate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In 2025 Japan's total population decreased in all 47 prefectures but two, and the rate of decline is accelerating.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is unclear, climate change is accelerating glacial melt worldwide, increasing the risk of such disasters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
That evidence led to the conclusion that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
The world’s second-largest memory chip maker is accelerating its shareholder-return program via what it says would be South Korea’s largest stock buyback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He’s completely still, but outside the museum, a new century is accelerating.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
