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speed up (third-person singular simple present speeds up , present participle speeding up , simple past and past participle speeded up or sped up )
( idiomatic , intransitive ) To accelerate ; to increase speed.
Synonym: pick up speed
Antonyms: hold up , let up , slow , slow down , slow up
Coordinate terms: hurry , rush
The car sped up as it went around the corner.
( transitive ) To accelerate (something): to increase its speed, to make it go faster .
Antonyms: hold up , slow , slow down
Coordinate terms: hurry , rush
You shouldn't speed up your car when you go around corners.
1960 February, “The dieselised St. Pancras suburban service”, in Trains Illustrated , page 95 :The through Moorgate service has been most handsomely speeded up , and suburban trains in both directions now run non-stop between Kings Cross (Underground) and Elstree .
1964 September, “Motive Power Miscellany: BR Workshops”, in Modern Railways , page 220 :Work on anti-frost precautions on diesel locomotives is to be speeded up to ensure that most if not all locomotives have been dealt with before the winter sets in.
increase speed (intransitive)
— see also accelerate
Azerbaijani: tezləşmək
Chinese:
Mandarin: 加速 (zh) ( jiāsù ) , 加快 (zh) ( jiākuài ) , 變快 / 变快 ( biànkuài )
Czech: zrychlit (cs)
Finnish: kiihdyttää (fi) , lisätä vauhtia , nopeutua (fi) , vauhdittua , kiihtyä (fi)
French: accélérer (fr)
Galician: acelerar (gl)
Georgian: დაჩქარება ( dačkareba ) , აჩქარება ( ačkareba )
Hungarian: gyorsul (hu) , felgyorsul (hu)
Ido: rapideskar
Norman: prendre dé l'ièrre
Romanian: accelera (ro) , iuți (ro) , grăbi (ro)
Russian: ускоря́ться (ru) impf ( uskorjátʹsja ) , уско́риться (ru) pf ( uskóritʹsja ) , убыстря́ться (ru) impf ( ubystrjátʹsja ) , убы́стриться (ru) pf ( ubýstritʹsja ) , увели́чивать ско́рость impf ( uvelíčivatʹ skórostʹ ) , увели́чить ско́рость pf ( uvelíčitʹ skórostʹ )
Spanish: acelerar (es) , apurarse (es)
Swedish: öka hastigheten
Tagalog: bilisan
Turkish: hızlanmak (tr)
Welsh: cyflymu (cy)
Azerbaijani: tezləşdirmək
Belarusian: паскара́ць impf ( paskarácʹ ) , паско́рыць pf ( paskórycʹ )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 加速 (zh) ( jiāsù ) , 加快 (zh) ( jiākuài )
Czech: zrychlit (cs)
Finnish: kiihdyttää (fi) , nopeuttaa (fi) , vauhdittaa (fi)
French: accélérer (fr)
Galician: acelerar (gl)
Georgian: დაჩქარება ( dačkareba )
German: beschleunigen (de)
Hungarian: gyorsít (hu) , felgyorsít (hu) , meggyorsít (hu)
Ido: rapidigar (io)
Italian: stringere i tempi
Japanese: スピードを出す ( スピードをだす, supīdo wo dasu )
Latin: accelerō
Polish: przyspieszać (pl) impf , przyspieszyć (pl) pf , przyśpieszać (pl) impf , przyśpieszyć (pl) pf
Romanian: accelera (ro)
Russian: ускоря́ть (ru) impf ( uskorjátʹ ) , уско́рить (ru) pf ( uskóritʹ ) , убыстря́ть (ru) impf ( ubystrjátʹ ) , убы́стрить (ru) pf ( ubýstritʹ )
Spanish: acelerar (es) , apurar (es)
Tagalog: bilisan
Turkish: hızlandırmak (tr)
Ukrainian: приско́рювати impf ( pryskórjuvaty ) , приско́рити pf ( pryskóryty ) , пришви́дшувати impf ( pryšvýdšuvaty ) , пришви́дшити pf ( pryšvýdšyty )
Welsh: cyflymu (cy)
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