French word

accéléré

Pronunciation

IPA/akseleʁe/

Meaning

  • adjectivesped up

Example

Le projet est accéléré pour respecter la date limite.

The project is being sped up to meet the deadline.

Illustration for accéléré (sped up)

More examples

Le rythme accéléré de la réunion m'a surpris.

The accelerated pace of the meeting surprised me.

Core concept

A process moving faster than its earlier pace.

Common phrases

  • rythme accéléré

    accelerated pace

  • développement accéléré

    accelerated development

  • processus accéléré

    accelerated process

Similar words

rapide: Naturally fast, so movement or change takes little time.
pressé: Having little time available and therefore needing to hurry.
précipité: Done in haste, often without enough preparation or thought.

Definition in French

Qui indique qu'une chose a été rendue ou est devenue plus rapide qu'auparavant.

Word origin

The adjective accéléré is the past participle of accélérer, borrowed from Latin accelerare, built from ad- and celer, meaning swift.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, accéléré agrees with the noun in gender and number, giving accélérée, accélérés, and accélérées.

Other meanings

  • rapidadjective

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