speed-up

[ speed-uhp ]

noun

1. an increasing of speed.
2. an imposed increase in the rate of production of a worker without a corresponding increase in the rate of pay.

speed up

verb

1. to increase or cause to increase in speed or rate; accelerate

noun

1. an instance of this; acceleration

Usage

The past tense and past participle of speed up is speeded up , not sped up

Word History and Origins

Origin of speed-up¹

First recorded in 1920–25; noun use of verb phrase speed up

Idioms and Phrases

Accelerate, expedite, increase the rate, as in The car speeded up as it went downhill , or It's difficult to speed up production without new equipment . [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

Further information released by the Ministry of Justice said it would also speed-up fire safety works in other parts of the prison estate to create useable space.

From BBC

In addition to these control techniques, the methods introduced in this work enable the processor to efficiently generate highly entangled states and shift those states from one type of entanglement to another -- including between types that are more likely to support quantum speed-up and those that are not.

From Science Daily

That speed-up carried over to the postseason, where nine-inning World Series games averaged 3:01, the fastest since 1996.

From Washington Times

That speed-up carried over to the postseason, where nine-inning World Series games averaged 3:01, the fastest since 1996.

From Seattle Times

That speed-up carried over to the postseason, where nine-inning World Series games averaged 3:01, the fastest since 1996.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• abate
• allay
• ameliorate
• calm
• expedite
• facilitate
• further
• improve
• lessen
• lift
• mitigate
• moderate
• promote
• relax
• relieve
• simplify
• soften
• soothe
• speed