accelerating
adjective
ac·cel·er·at·ing
ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
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: increasing in speed or rate of occurrence
an accelerating process of change
… the already appalling damage humans have done to the primates by our accelerating destruction of their world.—
Paul Schullery
Paul Schullery
acceleratingly
adverb
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In 2020, the economic machine, call it nominal GDP, was inflected positive and accelerating.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 26 May 2022
The melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas in particular is dramatic and accelerating, recent research has found, with the pace of change much faster in the 21st century than the 20th.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021
The accelerating loss could be a sign that the catastrophe has already been set in motion.
—Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2018
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Bob Haber, Forbes, 26 May 2022
The melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas in particular is dramatic and accelerating, recent research has found, with the pace of change much faster in the 21st century than the 20th.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021
The accelerating loss could be a sign that the catastrophe has already been set in motion.
—Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2018
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“Accelerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accelerating. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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