speeds (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of speed (up)
as in accelerates
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 speeds (up)
  1. accelerates
  2. rushes
  3. pushes
Verb
  • Mountain peaks and slopes could see gusts reaching hurricane force, as the islands’ terrain accelerates the winds.
    — Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Her new employer is preparing to spend billions building computing capacity as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of accelerates
Verb
  • Put more simply, QBI takes into account passes, rushes, scrambles, sacks, turnovers and anything else that happens when the football is in the quarterback’s hands.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • An already small venue has been reduced in size even further as the club rushes through expansion to reach the league minimum of 15,000 capacity by the spring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushes
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  • For example, diesel prices have hit record highs above $6 a gallon, which pushes up the cost of shipping for groceries and other goods delivered by truck.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The harder engineering work will happen in the tests that follow, as Venus pushes the engine through longer and more demanding runs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushes
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“Speeds (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeds%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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