kuongeza kasi
koo-oh-NGEH-zah KAH-see
How to say it
Swahilikuongeza kasikoo-oh-NGEH-zah KAH-see
Englishto speed up, to accelerate
Frenchaccélérer
Meaning
To go faster, or to make work or a process move more quickly.
Good to know
Kuongeza, to increase, with kasi, speed. It takes ya for what is sped up: kuongeza kasi ya ujenzi, to speed up construction.
Examples
- Dereva aliongeza kasi alipofika barabara kuu.The driver sped up when he reached the main road.
- Serikali inataka kuongeza kasi ya ujenzi wa shule.The government wants to speed up the building of schools.
- Timu iliongeza kasi kipindi cha pili.The team picked up the pace in the second half.
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