accelerated
verbadjectiveattested in dialogue
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
verb
- 1
Also a form of acceleratesimple past and past participle of accelerate
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adjective
- 1
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
The requirement that students read textual materials before their first class is probably more important for accelerated than intensive courses, but it is relevant for both.
- 2
Happening sooner than expected.
OMB's November 15 deadline for the PAR submission is earlier than the statutory deadline. OMB's recent memorandum to agency heads on the subject made this accelerated deadline permanent
Forms
- comparative
- more accelerated
- superlative
- most accelerated
academy · An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or…Academy · The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the…accelerate · To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to…
accelerated · Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
accelerating · An act of acceleration.acceleration · The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated;…accelerator · One who, or that which, accelerates.