speed up

• Verbo usado para indicar o ato de aumentar a velocidade ou o ritmo de algo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of increasing speed or rate of progress.

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Increase speedinformal

   To make something move or happen faster.

   Acelerar

   • The driver sped up to pass the truck.
   • We need to speed up the production process.
   • Can you speed up the video playback?

   Sinônimosaccelerateexpeditehastenquickenrushstep up

   Antônimosdeceleratedelayretardslow

2. Hasten progressinformal

   To cause something to happen more quickly or to accelerate progress.

   Acelerar

   • The new software will speed up our workflow.
   • They are trying to speed up the delivery of the package.
   • The manager asked the team to speed up their work on the project.

   Sinônimosaccelerateadvanceboostexpeditefacilitatefurtherhastenquickenstep up

   Antônimosdelayimpederetardslow

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