decelerate
verb (used with object)
to decrease the velocity of.
is decelerating
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present progressiveof decelerate (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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Unlike the energy shock from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, consumers have already drawn down savings buffers, and wage growth is decelerating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
The market has been punishing fast-casual restaurants on hints that growth is decelerating.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Overall inflation is decelerating, thanks to energy and food costs.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
Forecasters surveyed by the data firm FactSet have estimated that growth in the January-March quarter is decelerating to a 1.4% annual rate.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
The funding comes as the economy is decelerating, and it may avert a sharper dip in employment brought on by the Federal Reserve’s attempts to contain inflation by raising interest rates.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
