'speed up' definitions:
Definition of 'speed up'
From: WordNet
verb
Move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken] [ant: decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up]
verb
Cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn: accelerate, speed, speed up] [ant: decelerate, slow down]
Synonyms of 'speed up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accelerate,
- bundle,
- bustle,
- crack on,
- crowd,
- dispatch,
- drive on,
- expedite,
- forward,
- gain ground,
- haste,
- hasten,
- hasten on,
- hie on,
- hurry,
- hurry along,
- hurry on,
- hurry up,
- hustle,
- hustle up,
- open the throttle,
- pick up speed,
- precipitate,
- press,
- push,
- push on,
- push through,
- put on,
- put on steam,
- quicken,
- race,
- railroad through,
- rev,
- rush,
- rush along,
- speed,
- speed along,
- spur,
- stampede,
- step on it,
- step up,
- urge,
- whip,
- whip along
Words containing 'speed up'
- Speed,
- Speeded,
- Speedful,
- Speedfully,
- Speeding,
- God speed,
- God speed you,
- Good speed,
- Speed counter,
- Speed gauge,
- Speed indicator,
- Speed lathe,
- Speed pulley,
- Speed recorder,
- Speed, KS,
- Speed, NC,
- Warp speed,
- air speed,
- execution speed,
- light speed,
- speed bump,
- speed cop,
- speed demon,
- speed freak,
- speed limit,
- speed of light,
- speed of sound,
- speed skate,
- speed skater,
- speed skating,
- speed trap,
- speeding ticket,
- Two-speed,
- high-speed,
- off-speed pitch,
- speed-reading,
- change-speed gear,
- high-speed steel