- ˌspeed (sth) ˈup
- phrasal verb
to move or happen faster, or to make something move or happen faster
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ˌspeed (sth) ˈup
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speed sth up — UK US speed (sth) up Phrasal Verb with speed({{}}/spiːd/ verb (sped, or speeded, sped, or speeded) ► to happen faster, or make something happen faster: »The banking authorities had contacted the firm and encouraged them to speed up the deal. » … Financial and business terms
speed something up — ˌspeed ˈup | ˌspeed sthˈup derived to move or happen faster; to make sth move or happen faster • The train soon speeded up. • Can you try and speed things up a bit? • … Useful english dictionary
speed — speed1 W1S2 [spi:d] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of movement)¦ 2¦(of action)¦ 3¦(fast)¦ 4¦(photography)¦ 5¦(drug)¦ 6 five speed/ten speed etc 7 up to speed ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: sped success, quickness ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
speed up — verb 1. move faster (Freq. 3) The car accelerated • Syn: ↑accelerate, ↑speed, ↑quicken • Ant: ↑decelerate (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
speed — 1 W1, S2 /spi:d/ noun 1 OF MOVEMENT (C, U) how fast something moves or travels: What speed are we doing? | Police are advising motorists to reduce speed. | pick up/gather speed (=gradually start to travel faster): Once outside the station, the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
speed*/*/*/ — [spiːd] noun I 1) [C/U] the rate at which something or someone moves or works They were working with incredible speed.[/ex] The main advantage of this method is its speed.[/ex] The device measures the speed and direction of the wind.[/ex] 2) [C]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
speed up — UK US speed (sth) up Phrasal Verb with speed({{}}/spiːd/ verb (sped, or speeded, sped, or speeded) ► to happen faster, or make something happen faster: »The banking authorities had contacted the firm and encouraged them to speed up the deal. » … Financial and business terms
speed camera — noun An automatic camera installed at the side of a road to measure and record the speed of vehicles (often shortened to speed cam) • • • Main Entry: ↑speed * * * speed camera UK US noun [countable] [singular speed camera … Useful english dictionary
speed limit — noun regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑regulation, ↑ordinance * * * noun, pl ⋯ its [count] : the highest speed at which you are allowed to drive on a particular road The speed limit here is 55 … Useful english dictionary
speed-read — transitive verb see speed reading * * * speed reader n. /speed reed /, v.t., v.i., speed read / red /, speed reading. to read faster than normal, esp. by acquired techniques of skimming and controlled eye movements. Also, speedread. * * * speed… … Useful english dictionary
