decelerate
verb (used with object)
to decrease the velocity of.
will decelerate
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future tenseof decelerate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Elastic raised its forecast for full-year revenue, but its call implied growth in cloud will decelerate further in the third quarter, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Thomas Blakey said in a research note.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
Treasury yields ticked lower on a solid 20-year note auction and anticipation that inflation will decelerate allowing the Fed to cut interest rates next year.
From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2023
“As the economy slows, consumer prices will decelerate further and should bring inflation closer to the Fed’s long-run target of 2%,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
The uncertainty is when the slowdown will happen — some economists think as early as next spring — and how quickly rents will decelerate.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
It expects a "pronounced slowdown" this year, and predicts global growth will decelerate further in 2023, to 3.2%.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2022
