speeded up
Increased the pace
Speeded up is a past tense of speed up, meaning accelerated or made faster.
Both speeded up and sped up are correct, though sped up is more common in American English: The project speeded up after we hired more staff.
Production has speeded up considerably since the new equipment arrived.
- quickenedIncreased in speed
- acceleratedIncreased in velocity
- sped upIncreased velocity or tempo
- expeditedMade faster, prioritized
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
hastened · turbocharged · boosted · hit the gas · shortened · faster · surged · chipmunked · fast forwarded · streamlined · overclocked · rushed · propelled · optimized · hurried · double time · time crunch · revved
velocity change
speeded upslowed down
Reduced velocity
decelerated · braked · slowed · slackened · let up
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