CEFR A2

speed up

phrasal verb

Meaning

Increase the rate of movement, progress, or development.

Examples

We need to speed up production if we want to meet the holiday deadline.
The economy began to speed up significantly after the new trade agreement was signed.

Synonyms: hasten, accelerate, quicken, hurry

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speed up (A2)

phrasal verb

Pronunciation: /spiːd ʌp/

Definition

Increase the rate of movement, progress, or development.

Examples

We need to speed up production if we want to meet the holiday deadline.
The economy began to speed up significantly after the new trade agreement was signed.
If you don't speed up, we are going to miss the start of the movie.

How to Use speed up

speed up [something] (phrasal verb): transitive use; to cause a process to happen faster — "The new software will speed up the data entry process."
speed up [intransitive] (phrasal verb): intransitive use; to increase one's own pace — "The car started to speed up as it reached the open road."

Synonyms of speed up

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