| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-get-faster |
| 释义 | to get fasterThese words all mean to get faster or to do something faster. If something starts to move or work faster you can say that it speeds up. The car sped up to 100 mph. My heartbeat sped up again. Is there anything we can do to speed up the process? The opposite of speed up is slow down. The van slowed down and then stopped. For more opposites of speed up, see the article at slow. You can say that something picks up, gains, or gathers speed when it gets faster. The hurricane is picking up speed as it approaches the coast. Accidents often happen when a driver gains speed going downhill. The economic recovery was starting to gather speed. Accelerate can be used to describe a vehicle or its driver going faster. When accelerate is used of other things, it often appears in technical or scientific contexts. Both meanings of accelerate are more formal than speed up. The vehicle accelerated around the turn. I accelerated so I could overtake the coach. Winds typically accelerate when they are constricted. Global warming has accelerated over the past 30 years. If you want to say that someone starts to run or move faster, especially in a race, you can say informally that they up the pace. This is used especially in speech and newspapers. He upped the pace before the end of the race. Expedite is a formal word meaning to make something happen more quickly. In certain circumstances, we may be able to expedite the processing of your passport. Related articlesfast at a fast speed to move fast |
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