speed(something)up
phrasal verbwithspeedverb[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]uk/spiːd/us/spiːd/spedorspeeded|spedorspeeded
tohappenormovefaster, or to make somethinghappenormovefaster:
Thisdrugmay have theeffectofspeedingupyourheartrate.
Can thejobbespeededup in some way?
Thetapespeededup towards the end.
Ithinkyou need tospeedup abit(=drivefaster)- we're going to be late.
Theeconomyshowssignsofspeedingup(=increasingactivity).
to get faster
- speed upThe car sped up to 100 mph.
- pick up speedThe hurricane is picking up speed as it approaches the coast.
- gain speedAccidents often happen when a driver gains speed going downhill.
- gather speedThe economic recovery was starting to gather speed.
- accelerateThe vehicle accelerated around the turn.
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
- accelerant
- accelerate
- accelerating
- acceleration
- catch
- catch(someone)up
- dampener
- downshift
- foot
- gas
- gun
- non-accelerating
- quicken
- retard
- retardation
- self-accelerating
- slow
- throttle(something)back/down
- upshift
- upshifting