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speeding (up)

verb

present participle of speed (up)
as in accelerating
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster we have to speed up production if we are ever going to make the deadline

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeding (up)
  1. accelerating
  2. rushing
  3. pushing
Verb
  • Because the pace of technological change is accelerating fast.
    — Brittany Murrey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Air Force officials have set a target of about $10 million per aircraft and are accelerating efforts to field the new system.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • The rushing attack especially is rolling, with 10 touchdowns and almost 500 yards through two games.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Saquon Barkley got half of his 83 yards rushing on a 42-yeard carry.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushing
Verb
  • The president was pushing back against calls by tech leaders such as Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceXAI's Elon Musk to have greater government oversight of AI.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • With yields now notching over 5%, longer-term interest rates across the economy are increasing, pushing up borrowing costs on the national debt as a result.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushing
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“Speeding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeding%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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