speed up

/spid əp/
/spid əp/
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Other forms: speeding up; speeded up; sped up; speeds up

Definitions of speed up
  1. verb
    move faster
    synonyms: accelerate, quicken, speed
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    types:
    brisk, brisk up, brisken
    become brisk
    type of:
    deepen, intensify
    become more intense
  2. verb
    cause to move faster
    synonyms: accelerate, speed
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    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Pronunciation
US
/spid əp/
UK
/spid əp/
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