accelerated

adjective

ac·​cel·​er·​at·​ed ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrā-təd 

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1

: occurring or developing at a faster rate than usual

an industry that is growing at an accelerated pace

2

: designed to be completed in a shorter length of time than usual

taking an accelerated course in English

Examples of accelerated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While there weren’t many new updates, Huang reaffirmed that there is still a lot more accelerated compute capacity that needs to be built out, highlighting demand from hyperscale customers and sovereign entities alike. —Morgan Chittum,zev Fima, CNBC, 14 June 2025

The city of Lincoln supports an accelerated timeline, citing ongoing housing development nearby, according to previous Bee reporting. —Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025

The time is now for decision makers throughout the automotive ecosystem to position their organizations to not merely adapt but thrive in their industry’s accelerated adoption of AI. —Max Cheng, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

And, as logic would suggest, life also blossoms and expires for Kimberly at a far accelerated rate. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of accelerate

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for accelerated

• abbreviated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated
• agglutinated