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What does speed up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word speed up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To accelerate; to increase speed.
  2. (transitive) To increase the speed of something; to make something go faster.
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If the predictions are correct residents can expect pollution levels to triple, vegetation to be destroyed and global warming to speed up.
The lane is intended to speed up travelling times for vehicles carrying the bulk of commuters.
Oh who am I kidding, the thought of riding wasn't the only thing that was causing my heart rate to speed up.
She called on the government to speed up the process of release for hundreds of political prisoners still in jail.
The two leaders agreed on the need to speed up efforts to resume a serious peace process.
On Friday, the council voted to speed up planning for a UN peacekeeping force to be sent to Darfur to relieve underfinanced African Union troops.

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