escalation
noun
[ ɛskəˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a rapid increase; a rise.
• "cost escalations"
Similar:
rapid increase,
rise,
hike,
advance,
growth,
leap,
upsurge,
upturn,
upswing,
climb,
jump,
spiralling,
intensification,
aggravation,
exacerbation,
compounding,
increase,
enlargement,
magnification,
mushrooming,
amplification,
augmentation,
expansion,
stepping-up,
build-up,
buildout,
heightening,
widening,
worsening,
deterioration,
