speedup

noun

speed·​up ˈspēd-ˌəp 

1

: acceleration

2

: an employer's demand for accelerated output without increased pay

Examples of speedup in a Sentence

I'd like to see some speedup in the selection process.

Recent Examples on the Web

Early experiments already hint at orders-of-magnitude speedups: One pilot quantum framework improved medical data processing speeds by about 45% and accuracy of complex pattern detection by 30% versus traditional methods. —Somnath Banerjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

That speedup matters because a fast-factoring algorithm could render most data-encryption methods useless. —Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2025

Open windows and increase ventilation by using fans to increase air circulation and speedup drying. Discard food exposed to flood waters, including items in refrigerators or freezers that havetaken in water. —David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2025

Unstructured Data Problems: Quantum algorithms like Grover’s deliver polynomial speedups in optimization and unstructured data problems. —Pravir Malik, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for speedup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup