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By constructing a pair of super- and sub-solutions via the principal eigenfunction \u03c80 of the trait operator, we prove that the solution propagates with infinitely increasing speed in the spatial direction. Explicit upper and lower bounds for the locations of level sets are derived, illustrating how the decay rate of the initial data determines the acceleration profile. The results are extended to a more general model with space- and trait-dependent competition kernels under a boundedness assumption (H3). 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