Definition of speedup
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:acceleration
2
:an employer's demand for accelerated output without increased pay
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I'd like to see some speedup in the selection process.
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The speedup was prompted by two derailments in the station this spring that wreaked havoc on rail service between Boston and Washington, D.C.
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First Known Use of speedup
1921
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