ускорить

This is the 3715th most frequent Russian word.

ускорить

To accelerate.

Here, 'ускорить' is used to mean 'expedite', indicating to make the process faster.

Я решил ускорить процесс подготовки документов.

I decided to expedite the process of preparing the documents.

In this sentence, 'ускорить' means 'accelerate', referring to increasing the speed of production thanks to the technology.

Эта новая технология поможет ускорить производство.

This new technology will help accelerate production.

Here, 'ускорить' is used to mean 'quicken', specifying to increase the speed of walking.

Чтобы успеть на поезд, нам надо ускорить шаг.

In order to catch the train, we need to quicken our pace.