Idiom idiom
speed up
Meaning
To accelerate; to increase speed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please speed up, we are late for the movie.”
“The driver had to speed up to pass the slow truck on the highway.”
“The company decided to speed up production to meet the high demand before the holiday season began.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026