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hasty
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rapid-fire
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agile
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swift
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accelerated
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speedful
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rushed
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fleet
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flying
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sluggish
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lagging
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unhurried
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to decelerate
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to stall
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to whizz
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to quicken
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to speed up
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to accelerate
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to hasten
Hurried
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈhɝid/
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done or moving at a fast pace with a sense of urgency or haste

unhurried
Hasty
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈheɪsti/

done quickly or without careful consideration

Rapid-fire
[ Adjective ]
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/ɹˈæpɪdfˈaɪɚ/

happening one after the other

agile
Agile
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈædʒəɫ/

able to move quickly and easily

swift
Swift
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈswɪft/

occurring or moving with great speed

Accelerated
[ Adjective ]
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/ækˈsɛɫɝˌeɪtɪd/

moving or progressing at a faster rate than usual

Speedful
[ Adjective ]
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/spˈiːdfəl/

characterized by swiftness and rapid movement

Rushed
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈɹəʃt/

done quickly without much time

Fleet
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈfɫit/

moving in a high speed

Flying
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈfɫaɪɪŋ/

done quickly, rapidly, or briefly

sluggish
Sluggish
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈsɫəɡɪʃ/

moving, responding, or functioning at a slow pace

Lagging
[ Adjective ]
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/ˈɫæɡɪŋ/

moving too slowly, hence falling behind

unhurried
Unhurried
[ Adjective ]
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/ənˈhɝid/

happening in a relaxed and unrushed manner

hurried
to decelerate
To decelerate
[ Verb ]
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/dɪˈsɛɫɝˌeɪt/

to slow down or reduce the speed of something

accelerate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
To stall
[ Verb ]
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/ˈstɔɫ/

to cease to make progress or move forward

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
To whizz
[ Verb ]
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/wˈɪz/

to move rapidly

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
To quicken
[ Verb ]
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/ˈkwɪkən/

to speed up or accelerate

decelerate
to speed up
To speed up
[ Verb ]
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/spˈiːd ˈʌp/

to become faster

decelerate

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
speed
phrase's particle
up
to accelerate
To accelerate
[ Verb ]
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/ækˈsɛɫɝˌeɪt/

to make a vehicle, machine or object move more quickly

decelerate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to hasten
To hasten
[ Verb ]
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/ˈheɪsən/

to accelerate one's movement with a sense of speed or urgency

linger

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