Accelerate

//əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt//

"Accelerate" in a Sentence (17 examples)

The policy will only accelerate inflation.

It is of great significance in this experiment to accelerate the particle M in the horizontal direction.

In 2011, Toyota recalled two million vehicles which, they alleged, had gas pedals that could jam and cause the car to accelerate uncontrollably.

Put it in first and slowly let out the clutch while you gradually accelerate.

The car continued to accelerate.

You can accelerate as much as you want, but since the car's in neutral, we won't be going anywhere.

During a Congressional address on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed that the United States accelerate its space program and set as a national goal a manned lunar landing and safe return by the end of the decade.

In a rocket engine, fuel and a source of oxygen, called an oxidizer, are mixed and exploded in a combustion chamber. The combustion produces hot exhaust which is passed through a nozzle to accelerate the flow and produce thrust.

Tom didn't accelerate soon enough.

Sami's life began to accelerate at an incredible pace.

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to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.

The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.

She had to accelerate her work pace to meet the deadline.

Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.

to accelerate our departure

The car began to accelerate as soon as the light turned green.

... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing.

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