<p>The Journal of Business Ethics has always emphasized a broad and pluralistic remit, embracing the multiplicity and dynamism of business ethics research. However, recent years have brought exponential growth in a manner never seen. And we are not alone. The acceleration of journal publishing, and academic life more generally, has pushed the academic knowledge machine towards a breaking point. In this respect academic publishing serves as a bellwether for the acceleration of contemporary social and economic life. In this essay, we attempt to make sense of the rapid force of acceleration we are experiencing. Drawing on ideas about <i>acceleration as pathology</i> and <i>acceleration as transformation,</i> we reflect on how acceleration can produce both a fascination with growth for its own sake and, conversely, a nostalgia for simpler times. Resisting both temptations, we argue that by focusing on articulating knowledge from past to future (rather than merely accumulating knowledge) and moving with variable rhythm (rather than sheer speed), we might create possibilities at the Journal of Business Ethics to avoid the pathologies of acceleration while speeding up the search for knowledge about ethical and social challenges.</p>