speed up

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB When something speeds up or when you speed it up, it moves or travels faster. (某物) 加速; 使 (某物) 加速
You notice that your breathing has speeded up a bit. 你注意到你的呼吸已加快了一點(diǎn)。
2. PHRASAL VERB When a process or activity speeds up or when something speeds it up, it happens at a faster rate. (過程、活動(dòng)) 加速; 使 (過程、活動(dòng)) 加速
Job losses are speeding up. 失業(yè)正在加速。
I had already taken steps to speed up a solution to the problem. 我已經(jīng)采取措施加快解決這個(gè)問題。