speeds up
Gets going faster
To speed up is to go faster or make something go faster—the opposite of slow down.
Traffic speeds up after a bottleneck clears.
A drug speeds up your heart rate.
The noun speedup (often one word) refers to an increase in pace: The factory announced a production speedup.
To accelerate or animate
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
- expediteSpeed up a process
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- turbochargeBoost via compressed air
Quick sudden movement
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- scrambleMix into disorder
- race against timeUrgent struggle before deadline
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
deadline · hurry · press · time pressure · haste · frenzy · sprint · dash
Increase in severity
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- heightenIncrease in degree
- ramp upIncrease intensity or pace
- compoundCombined into one
snowball · multiply · surge · build · crescendo · mount · proliferate · mushroom
Remove unnecessary elements
- optimizeMake maximally effective
- facilitateMake something easier
- simplifyMake less complex
- automateMake self-operating
enhance · improve · shortcut · compress · condense · cut corners · workflow · productivity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- thrustForceful forward motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- torqueRotational force measurement
kinetic energy · force · inertia · impulse · drive · power · motion · dynamics
quicken
To accelerate or animate
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
- expediteSpeed up a process
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
turbocharge · rev · throttle · boost · propel · spurt · rush · zip · zoom · whiz
rush
Quick sudden movement
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- scrambleMix into disorder
- race against timeUrgent struggle before deadline
crunch · deadline · hurry · press · time pressure · haste · frenzy · sprint · dash · last-minute
escalate
Increase in severity
compound · snowball · multiply · surge · build · crescendo · mount · proliferate · mushroom · balloon
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
- optimizeMake maximally effective
- facilitateMake something easier
- simplifyMake less complex
automate · enhance · improve · shortcut · compress · condense · cut corners · workflow · productivity
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- thrustForceful forward motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
torque · kinetic energy · force · inertia · impulse · drive · power · motion · dynamics · horsepower
speeds upslows down
Reduces velocity progressively
decelerates · brakes · slows · retards · lets up
speed, speeding, speeds, speedily, speedboat, speediness, speeded, speedometer, speeder