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speed up

verb

  1. To accelerate; to increase speed.

    "The car sped up as it went around the corner."

  2. To increase the speed of something; to make something go faster.

    "You shouldn't speed up your car when you go around corners."

Synonymsaccelerate, gain, momentum, pick up speed
Antonymsslow down

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