accelerating

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/əkˈsɛləreɪtɪŋ/ · ac-cel-er-a-ting

to increase the speed or rate of something.

Meanings

verbformal

to increase the speed or rate of something.

کسی چیز کی رفتار یا شرح کو بڑھانا۔

تیز کرنا

tez karna

Synonyms

hastenspeed upquickenتیز کرناجلدی کرنابڑھانا

Antonyms

decelerateslow downreduceآہستہ کرناکم کرناگھٹا دینا

Common Collocations

  • accelerating growth
  • accelerating pace
  • accelerating rate

Example Sentences

The car is accelerating quickly on the highway.

گاڑی ہائی وے پر تیزی سے تیز ہو رہی ہے۔

Gaari highway par tezi se tez ho rahi hai.

The economy is accelerating after the recent reforms.

حالیہ اصلاحات کے بعد معیشت تیز ہو رہی ہے۔

Haleen اصلاحات ke baad maeeshat tez ho rahi hai.

The athlete is accelerating towards the finish line.

ايتھلیٹ اختتامی لائن کی طرف تیز ہو رہا ہے۔

Athlete ikhtetami line ki taraf tez ho raha hai.

Easily Confused With

accelerator:An accelerator refers to a device that increases the speed of a vehicle or process, while accelerating is the action of increasing speed.

Word Family

acceleration
nounتیزی
accelerator
nounتیز کرنے والا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'accelerating' as adding fuel to a fire to make it burn faster.

Visualize a car speeding down a highway, with the speedometer needle rising.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

وقت کی قدر کرو

Waqt ki qadr karo

Value the time.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "accelerare" — to hasten or increase speed

First known use: 14th century

The word 'accelerating' is derived from the Latin 'accelerare', which combines 'ad-' meaning 'to' and 'celer' meaning 'swift'. The term evolved through Middle French before being adopted into English.