speed up in English dictionary

  • speed up

    Meanings and definitions of "speed up"

    • (idiomatic) To accelerate, to increase speed
    • verb
      (idiomatic, intransitive)
      To accelerate; to increase speed.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To increase the speed of something; to make something go faster.
    • to increase speed
    • To make faster.
    • To go faster.
    • To move faster.
    • To cause to move faster.
    • verb
      cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
    • verb
      move faster; "The car accelerated"

    Synonyms of "speed up" in English dictionary

    accelerate, speed, quicken are the top synonyms of "speed up" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "speed up" in English dictionary

    decelerate is the antonym of "speed up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of speed up

    • to speed up ( third-person singular simple present speeds up, present participle speeding up, simple past and past participle speeded up)
    • speed up (third-person singular simple present speeds up, present participle speeding up, simple past and past participle speeded up or sped up)

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