acceleration

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Acceleration' is when you increase speed or make something happen faster. It's like pushing harder on a car's accelerator pedal to go faster, or getting things done quicker than planned.

Examples in Different Contexts

In storytelling, 'acceleration' might describe the quick progression of a plot. A film critic could observe, 'The acceleration of events in the second act kept the audience on the edge of their seats.'

Practice Scenarios

Tech

Scenario:

While the current server setup is working fine, we need to foresee how we'll manage the processing with the upcoming surge of data.

Response:

Perhaps, we can introduce hardware acceleration to handle the increased load efficiently in the future.

Impact

Scenario:

The campaign about climate change is making progress, but we have to make sure it reaches more people effectively.

Response:

Indeed, an acceleration in our efforts to spread awareness will yield greater and faster impacts on climate change discourse.