performance boost

Enhanced operational efficiency

A performance boost is an increase in speed, efficiency, or capability.

The phrase appears most often in computing and gaming contexts—overclocking a processor for a performance boost, or a power-up that gives your character a temporary performance boost.

It extends to any domain where measurable improvement matters: The new tires gave the car a noticeable performance boost.

Related

turbo mode · pedal to the metal · upgrade · overclock · under the hood · horsepower · raw power · efficiency · enhancement · gains · faster · fast lane · quicken · amplify · surge · power surge · thrust · nitro

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Opposites
performance change direction

performance boostslowdown

Reduction in pace

bottleneck · lag · deceleration · sluggishness · deterioration

performance stability

performance booststagnation

Absence of flow or progress

performance plateau · status quo · no change · standstill

Family

performance, boost, perform, performer, performers, performing, performed, performs, performative

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G