accelerate

S3 W2

in Vietnamese Tăng tốc độ

BrE /əkˈseləreɪt/ AmE /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/

verb en → vi

past accelerated pp accelerated ing accelerating

1 SPEED UP [transitive] B1

Tăng tốc độ

to make something move faster, especially a vehicle or machine

  • accelerate to/from something

Collocations accelerate to 60 mph · the car accelerated quickly

  • The car accelerated to 60 mph in just five seconds.

    Xe tăng tốc lên 60 dặm/giờ chỉ trong năm giây.

2 PROGRESS [transitive] B1

Tăng tốc độ tiến triển

to make something happen more quickly or develop faster

  • accelerate the process/timing

Collocations accelerate economic growth · the project accelerated progress

  • The government is trying to accelerate economic growth.

    Chính phủ đang cố gắng tăng tốc độ phát triển kinh tế.

3 SPEED UP [intransitive] B1

Tăng tốc độ

to become faster or happen more quickly

  • accelerate to/from something

Collocations the car accelerated to 60 mph · sales are accelerating rapidly

  • Sales of the new product have been accelerating rapidly.

    Doanh số bán hàng của sản phẩm mới đã tăng tốc nhanh chóng.

4 SPEED UP [intransitive] B2

Tăng tốc độ tiến triển

to make something happen more quickly or develop faster (intransitive)

  • accelerate to/from something

Collocations the project is accelerating rapidly · economic growth has accelerated

  • The project is accelerating rapidly.

    Dự án đang tăng tốc nhanh chóng.