help along
Give a boost
To help along is to assist progress or advancement, nudging something toward completion or success.
You might help along a project by offering resources, help along a conversation by asking questions, or help along a seedling with fertilizer.
A few kind words helped the negotiations along.
Cause to act
- inspireStir to action
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- boostUpward push or increase
- heartenTo give courage
reassure · cheer on · spur · rally · embolden · buoy · prop up · keep going
Speed up a process
- easeLack of strain
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- advanceMove or progress forward
- furtherTo a greater degree
accelerate · speed up · move forward · push forward · progress · streamline · simplify · clear the way
motivate
Cause to act
hearten · reassure · cheer on · spur · rally · embolden · buoy · prop up · keep going · coax
expedite
Speed up a process
further · accelerate · speed up · move forward · push forward · progress · streamline · simplify · clear the way · pave the way
assist
To give support
sustain · reinforce · undergird · prop · shore up · buttress · lend a hand · pitch in · enable · empower
foster
Encourage development of
mentor · guide · coach · train · educate · raise · bring up · rear · tend · shepherd
help alongabandon
Leave behind permanently
neglect · desert · forsake · leave in the lurch · wash one's hands of
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