Speeding up in Spanish

Speed can change in traffic or in a process.

The idea

Acelerar means to speed up; it can take a direct object, as in acelerar el trámite.

El conductor acelera al salir de la curva.The driver speeds up after the bend.
La nueva máquina acelera la producción.The new machine speeds up production.
El viento aceleró el avance del barco.The wind sped up the boat’s progress.
No aceleres cerca de la escuela.Do not speed up near the school.
Podemos acelerar el trámite con estos documentos.We can speed up the process with these documents.
El tren aceleró después de la estación.The train accelerated after the station.

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Do not confuse speeding up with simply starting a process.

Choose the correct form: El tren ___ en la vía recta. (acelera / aceleran)
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acelera
acelera: agrees with the singular train.
Choose the correct form: Ayer el motor ___ el vehículo. (aceleró / acelero)
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aceleró
aceleró: marks the completed past action.
Choose the correct form: Yo ___ el proceso con una herramienta. (acelero / aceleran)
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acelero
acelero: agrees with the speaker.

Describe something that could move faster.