accelerate
verb (used with object)
to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in.
was accelerating
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past progressiveof accelerate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Managing director Mark Pestridge said demand was accelerating rapidly due to London's position as a global technology and finance hub.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Now, Carney was accelerating Canada’s pivot to Europe, matchmaking a shotgun marriage to offset the pain of its divorce with America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
But the discovery that cosmic expansion was accelerating meant that model could no longer stand in its existing form.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
He also said France was accelerating the development of advanced warning capabilities in cooperation with Germany, strengthening space surveillance with the Aurore radar system to reduce dependence on other states.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
His voice was accelerating with emotion and rising again.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
