spiːd ʌp
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- speed
- Particle:
- up
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "speed up" mean?
- To increase speed
- To make something happen faster
Examples
- We need to speed up if we want to finish on time.
- The new software speeds up the process.
- The car sped up as it entered the highway.
- Can you speed things up? We're running late.
- The company wants to speed up production.
How to use it
Opposite of 'slow down'. 'Speedup' (noun) refers to an increase in pace or efficiency.
Word order
Object can go between: 'speed things up' or 'speed up the process'
Similar expressions
accelerate
hasten
quicken
Opposites
slow down
decelerate
delay
Related phrasal verbs
- get up
To rise from bed after sleeping
- turn up
To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- give up
To stop trying to do something, often because it is too difficult
- bring up
To mention or introduce a topic in conversation
- go up
To increase in price, level, or amount
- come up
To be mentioned or discussed
Use it in a practice answer
Try "speed up" in a CELPIP-style Speaking or Writing task. The AI feedback tells you whether your word choice worked.