Meaning of speed (sth) up In English

• 0 to happen or move faster, or to make something happen or move faster:

  • This drug may have the effect of speeding up your heart rate.

  • Can the job be speeded up in some way?

  • The tape speeded up towards the end.

  • I think you need to speed up a bit (= drive faster) - we're going to be late.

  • The economy shows signs of speeding up (= increasing activity).

• 1 to happen faster, or make something happen faster:

  • The banking authorities had contacted the firm and encouraged them to speed up the deal.

  • We're working on ways to speed our delivery service up.

  • The pace of new product development in the industry has sped up in the past five years.

• 2 if a computer or internet connection speeds up, or you speed it up, it operates and provides information more quickly:

  • Do you need to speed up your internet connection?

  • The article lists five ways to speed up your PC.