Accel.

For example, in romantic pieces, motivic development often

gradually accelerates the tempo between the culmination
and the resolution. In these sections we can find tempo marking such
as accelerando, poco a poco, stringendo, but, ritenuto as well, because
sometimes the volume of the sound would gradually become more intensive
and full, so acceleration would not be possible any more at this point. Thus,
ritenuto can be written at the end of culmination, between the sections or
movements, or at the end of a piece. For the
last, ritardando and rallentando are more commonly used. However,
performer has to carefully study the piece, because it is not always the case
that in the endings retardations are used.