Noun: speedup 'speed,úp
- The act of accelerating; increasing the speed
"The speedup of production helped meet the increased demand";
- acceleration, quickening
- Move faster
"The car sped up";
- accelerate, speed, quicken
- Cause to move faster
"He sped up the car";
- accelerate, speed
- Cause to occur rapidly
"The manager sped up production to meet demand";
- induce, stimulate, rush, hasten, accelerate
Derived forms: sped up, speeded up, speeding up, speeds up, speedups
Type of: alter, change, deepen, effect, effectuate, hurrying, intensify, modify, set up, speed, speeding
Encyclopedia: Speedup
Speed up