Beschleunigen
Example: Wir müssen den Prozess beschleunigen, um rechtzeitig fertig zu werden.
Definition
"Beschleunigen" means to cause something to move or happen faster. It involves increasing the speed or rate of a process or action, as in the example phrase where one needs to accelerate the process to finish on time.
Etymology
The word "beschleunigen" comes from the German prefix 'be-' combined with 'schleunigen,' which is related to 'schnell,' meaning 'fast.' So, it literally means 'to make fast.' Did you know this verb perfectly captures the idea of speeding up something that was previously slower?
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"Beschleunigen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B2) - set 1", containing 111 commonly used words.
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