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What does speed up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word speed up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To accelerate; to increase speed.
  2. (transitive) To increase the speed of something; to make something go faster.
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Haircolor experts will often use moist heat or infra-red lamps to speed up the bleaching process and minimize the potential bleach damage.
The lane is intended to speed up travelling times for vehicles carrying the bulk of commuters.
If the predictions are correct residents can expect pollution levels to triple, vegetation to be destroyed and global warming to speed up.
She called on the government to speed up the process of release for hundreds of political prisoners still in jail.
Often in some of these countries, vanilla beans are dried over fires to speed up the process, giving the vanilla beans a smoky aroma.
Oh who am I kidding, the thought of riding wasn't the only thing that was causing my heart rate to speed up.

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