speed_up (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *speed up*:
VERB	change	speed up, accelerate, speed, quicken	move faster
change	speed up, accelerate, speed	cause to move faster

English > *speed up*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Move faster.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	These cars won't speed up
Synonyms	accelerate, speed, quicken
Narrower	brisk, brisk up, brisken	Become brisk
Broader	intensify, deepen	Become more intense
See also	speed	move very fast
See also	speed	move fast
Opposite	decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard	Lose velocity
Spanish	acelerar, activar, agilizar, aligerar, apresurar
Catalan	accelerar, activar, alleugerir, apressar, cuitar, fomentar
Nouns	speedup	the act of accelerating

English > *speed up*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Cause to move faster.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	accelerate, speed
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	decelerate, slow down	Reduce the speed of
Spanish	acelerar
Catalan	accelerar, afanyar-se
Nouns	speedup	the act of accelerating

HyperDic: speed_up