speed up
A2 neutral both both
In simple words
to move or happen more quickly
Literal meaning: to increase speed upward
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
to move, happen, or be done more quickly
"The bus sped up as it left the town center."
Grammar: both
2 A2 neutral
to make a process or activity happen more quickly
"We need to speed up the hiring process before summer."
Grammar: both
Usage notes
Extremely common in daily speech for movement, work, processes, and technology. Both literal and figurative uses are frequent.
Commonly used with
process production car traffic recovery work
Forms
Base
speed up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
speeds up
he/she/it
Past simple
speeded up
yesterday
Past participle
speeded up
have + pp
-ing form
speeding up
continuous
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