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Definition of speed up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

speed up

phrasal verb
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speed up | speed something up
  1. to move or happen faster; to make something move or happen faster
    • The train soon speeded up.
    • Can you try and speed things up a bit?
    • They have speeded up production of the new car.
    • The daring new technique dramatically speeded up the construction process.
See speed up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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