Acceleration and Delay

Opposite meaning words

Acceleration noun - An increase in rate of change.

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Delay is an antonym for acceleration in deceleration topic.

Delay noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.

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Acceleration is an antonym for delay.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

old	old acceleration	old delay
high	high acceleration	high delay
low	low acceleration	low delay
long	long acceleration	long delay
Other adjectives: better, similar, normal, brief, initial, infinite, constant, massive, large, lower, mediocre, ludicrous, sudden.

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