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Meaning of hit the accelerator | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of hit the gas.

idiomatic

Examples

“If Frey is right about the technology trap then this may also imply that China could leap ahead in the AI arms race. Sensitive to voter interests, western democracies may yet touch the brakes when it comes to mass deployment of AI technology, while authoritarian regimes hit the accelerator hard.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

hit the big time hit the board hit the books hit the bottle hit the bricks hit the buffers