speedup
speedup · speedups
Beschleunigung
An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of workAn amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.
US/spˈidˌʌp/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.
Beschleunigung
(countable, uncountable)The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
(countable, uncountable)An employer's demand for more output without more pay.
More definitions
- the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
an amount of decrease in time taken:
Origin
Deverbal from speed up.Deverbal from speed up.
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Forms
plural: speedupsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of accelerating; increasing the speed:accelerationquickening
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedspeed up
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable