accelerate
To increase the speed or rate of something, or to make a process happen sooner than expected. In technical contexts, it refers to the rate of change of velocity, while in general contexts, it often describes the speeding up of progress or development.
例文
3 / 5I had to accelerate the vehicle quickly to merge safely onto the highway.
I had to increase the car's speed to enter the main road safely.
The government has introduced several measures to accelerate the economic recovery after the recession.
The authorities started new plans to speed up the process of the economy getting better.
If we don't accelerate our pace, we're definitely going to be late for the opening credits.
We need to walk or move faster or we will miss the start of the movie.
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of the 'accelerator' pedal in a car. You press it to make the car go faster; similarly, you 'accelerate' a project to make it finish faster.
クイックテスト
The new marketing strategy is expected to _______ our sales growth over the next six months.
正解！
正解は： accelerate
例文
I had to accelerate the vehicle quickly to merge safely onto the highway.
everydayI had to increase the car's speed to enter the main road safely.
The government has introduced several measures to accelerate the economic recovery after the recession.
formalThe authorities started new plans to speed up the process of the economy getting better.
If we don't accelerate our pace, we're definitely going to be late for the opening credits.
informalWe need to walk or move faster or we will miss the start of the movie.
Recent data suggest that rising temperatures will significantly accelerate the melting of glacial ice.
academicNew research shows that heat will make glaciers melt much faster than before.
Our primary goal this quarter is to accelerate the product development cycle to stay ahead of competitors.
businessWe want to make our product creation process faster to beat other companies.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
accelerate out of
to gain speed while leaving a curve or a specific situation
accelerate the trend
to cause a current fashion or movement to develop more quickly
push for acceleration
to demand that a process be completed faster
よく混同される語
Escalate refers to an increase in intensity, magnitude, or complexity (like a war or a fight), while accelerate specifically refers to speed or rate.
Exaggerate means to describe something as more important or larger than it really is; it is phonetically similar but semantically unrelated.
使い方のコツ
Accelerate can be used both transitively (e.g., 'accelerate the process') and intransitively (e.g., 'the car accelerated'). In professional writing, it is often preferred over the phrasal verb 'speed up'.
よくある間違い
Learners sometimes use 'accelerate' when they mean 'expand' (increase in size) or 'increase' (increase in number). Remember it specifically focuses on the rate of time or motion.
覚え方のコツ
Think of the 'accelerator' pedal in a car. You press it to make the car go faster; similarly, you 'accelerate' a project to make it finish faster.
語源
Derived from the Latin 'acceleratus', the past participle of 'accelerare' (to hasten), which comes from 'ad-' (to) and 'celer' (swift).
文法パターン
文化的な背景
In modern tech culture, 'acceleration' is a key concept often linked to the rapid pace of digital innovation and 'accelerationism'—a philosophy regarding social change.
クイックテスト
The new marketing strategy is expected to _______ our sales growth over the next six months.
正解！
正解は： accelerate
関連語彙
関連単語
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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