accelerate
verb (used with object)
to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in.
were 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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By summer, Canadian and European officials were accelerating their discussions in a proliferating number of diplomatic backchannels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
By April 19, the tilt sensor measurements were accelerating at a rate that made scientists determine a collapse was imminent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
When they compared the groups, they found that the human skull had changed roughly twice as much as expected under normal evolutionary rates, implying that extra forces were accelerating human evolution.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2025
"We hope the other side will come forward so that we can listen to their proposals and work on this issue together," he added, noting that authorities were "accelerating projects", particularly in healthcare.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
Things felt as if they were accelerating, about to spin out of control.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
