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noun
An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: slowdown
noun
The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An employer's demand for more output without more pay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: labour
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: stretch-out
Antonyms: go-slow, slowdown, work-to-rule
noun
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: acceleration, quickening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speed, speeding, hurrying
History
Deverbal from speed up.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
