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Noun: speedup  'speed,úp
  1. The act of accelerating; increasing the speed
    - acceleration, quickening
Verb: speed up (sped up, also speeded up)
  1. Move faster
    "The car sped up";
    - accelerate, speed, quicken
     
  2. Cause to move faster
    "He sped up the car";
    - accelerate, speed
     
  3. Cause to occur rapidly
    - induce, stimulate, rush, hasten, accelerate

Derived forms: speeds up, speeded up, speeding up, sped up, speedups

Type of: alter, change, deepen, effect, effectuate, hurrying, intensify, modify, set up, speed, speeding

Antonym: slow down

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