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speed up

[speed-uhp] / ˈspidˌʌp /














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It also would give the City Council more flexibility in approving taller buildings and set deadlines to speed up rulings from the City Planning Commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Its progression can speed up or slow down depending on how entropy changes within the system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Schmidt is one of a growing number of people living with the noise of drones dispatched by companies including Amazon and Walmart as they seek to speed up home deliveries.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

These popular products are used for a variety of reasons, including to speed up muscle recovery and wound healing, improve sleep or help people lose weight.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

I’ll speed up Flatbush Avenue—the artery of fat Brooklyn—right to the Brooklyn entrance of the bridge, with the potholes and cops stationed all night.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini


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