speedup
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Definition of speedup
1 : acceleration
2 : an employer's demand for accelerated output without increased pay
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People in Hollywood saw the largest speedup, shaving two minutes off their hauls to work. — David Schutz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano among Florida's cities with the fastest commutes," 11 July 2018 To go from trading equities to managing all sorts of financial transactions will require more than an order of magnitude speedup in the company’s networks of computers. — John Markoff, New York Times, "Time Split to the Nanosecond Is Precisely What Wall Street Wants," 29 June 2018 The speedup in permitting is a goal that state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority officials overseeing the project have been pushing for several years. — Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, "Mid-Barataria Diversion permit finish line moved up to 2020," 2 Apr. 2018 The speedup was prompted by two derailments in the station this spring that wreaked havoc on rail service between Boston and Washington, D.C. — Washington Post, "Penn Station repairs not addressing this commuters’ bane," 30 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'speedup.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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speedup
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English Language Learners Definition of speedup
: an increase in the speed or rate of something
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