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speed up

/spiːd.ˈʌp/verb
High School
1

To accelerate; to increase speed.

2

To accelerate (something): to increase its speed, to make it go faster.

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Synonyms

acceleratechop-chopget a move onget a wiggle onget it onget one's ass in gearget one's skates onget the lead outhastenhurry upmend one's pacepick up speedput onquickenspeed up

Antonyms

deceleratehold upimmobilizelet upput the brakes onrein inretardslowslow downslow up

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