Synonyms of the word

speedup

• n. An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.
• n. (chiefly computing) The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
• n. (labor, politics) an employer's demand for more output without more pay.

acceleration

• n. (uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action;…
• n. (countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
• n. (physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
• n. The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school…

hurrying

• v. present participle of hurry.
• n. The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.

quickening

• v. present participle of quicken.
• n. An increase of speed.
• n. The action of bringing someone or something to life.
• n. The first noticable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
• n. Stimulation, excitement (of a feeling, emotion etc.).

speed

• n. The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; rapidity.
• n. The rate of motion or action, specifically (mathematics)/(physics) the magnitude of the velocity; the…
• n. (photography) The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
• n. (photography) The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open.
• n. (photography) The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
• n. (photography) The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.
• n. (slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a…
• n. (archaic) Luck, success, prosperity.
• n. (slang) Personal preference.
• v. (intransitive, archaic) To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
• v. (intransitive) To go fast.
• v. (intransitive) To exceed the speed limit.
• v. (transitive) To increase the rate at which something occurs.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
• v. (obsolete) To be expedient.
• v. (archaic) To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
• v. (archaic) To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
• v. To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
• v. To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.

speeding

• v. present participle of speed.
• adj. Travelling very fast; moving at speed.
• adj. Specifically, travelling at an illegal speed (of vehicles, motorists).
• adj. Under the influence of the drug speed; high on amphetamines.
• n. (countable) (Instance of) acceleration.
• n. (uncountable) Driving faster than the legal speed limit.