speed up
IPA: spˈidˈʌp
verb
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To accelerate; to increase speed.
- (transitive) To accelerate (something): to increase its speed, to make it go faster.
speedup
IPA: spˈidʌp
noun
- An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.
- (chiefly computing) The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
- (labor, politics) An employer's demand for more output without more pay.
speed-up
IPA: spˈidʌp
noun
- Alternative spelling of speedup [An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.]
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Examples of "speedup" in Sentences
Examples of "speed-up" in Sentences
- Meanwhile, the quality of these workers 'jobs is being degraded by an industry speed-up, Gordon points out.
- European Union will propose a Europe-wide fund to speed-up decision-making in case of bank collapse financed by levies on banks
- Juxtaposed against the speed-up of the time lapse are painfully slow motion scenes that depict moments from my training -- a raw egg dropping into a mouth or a face as it "maxes out."
- But any speed-up in enrichment would increase its supply of low-enriched material more quickly — and also speed up conversion into high-enriched, weapons grade uranium, should Iran choose to go that route.
- The impact of these budget pressures on workers in the public sector is likely to be massive layoffs, permanent downsizings, further pressure on wages and benefits, speed-up, and deteriorating working conditions.
- Mr. Liu, who has been held at an undisclosed location since early 2011 by Communist Party prosecutors, personally approved an ill-considered speed-up of the railway line where the accident occurred, the report said.
- More Parsing the Fed: How statement changed Read the Fed's statement Barring a surprise shift in the economy — an unanticipated burst of inflation or a significant speed-up or slowdown in economic growth — the Fed is likely to stay the course with the bond purchases through June.
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