speed up meaning

UK /spiːd ʌp/ US /spid ʌp/ 2 syllables

speed up (verb): move faster.

speed up has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

speed up as a verb

  1. move faster
    • The car accelerated

    Synonyms: accelerate, speed, quicken

    Type of: intensify

    Kinds: brisk

    Related forms: speedup

  2. cause to move faster
    • He accelerated the car

    Synonyms: accelerate, speed

    Type of: change

    Related forms: speedup

speed up in a sentence

How to pronounce speed up

speed up is pronounced /spiːd ʌp/ in British English and /spid ʌp/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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