speed up
Third Person
speeds up
Present Participle
speeding up
Past Tense
sped up
Past Participle
sped up
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to become faster
- The river currents began to speed up after heavy rainfall in the upstream areas.
- As the storm approached, the winds began to speed up, causing trees to sway vigorously.
- In the second half of the game, the pace started to speed up as both teams aimed for more goals.
- The wind started to speed up, making the sailing experience more exhilarating.
- The heartbeat monitor indicated that the patient's heart rate began to speed up, requiring medical attention.
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to increase the speed of something
transitive
- The government launched initiatives to speed up the processing of visa applications for international travelers.
- The chef added a special ingredient to speed up the cooking time of the dish.
- To meet the deadline, the project manager recommended speeding up the development phase.
- The software developer optimized the code to speed the application up for better user experience.
- The coach instructed the team to speed the training sessions up to improve their overall performance.
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