aumentar a velocidade

[aw-men-TAR ah veh-loh-see-DAH-deh]

verb phrase

to speed up; to accelerate

1. to increase the rate or pace at which something moves or progresses

The driver decided to increase speed on the highway.

O motorista decidiu aumentar a velocidade na rodovia.

2. to make something go faster or happen more quickly

We need to speed up the production process.

Precisamos aumentar a velocidade do processo de produção.

NYC Slang

speed it up; step on it

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

aumentar a velocidade

standard usage

Rio de Janeiro

acelerar

more commonly used colloquially

São Paulo

aumentar a velocidade

formal and standard usage

Portugal

aumentar a velocidade

standard usage; 'acelerar' also common

pisar no acelerador (to step on the accelerator)

colocar uma marcha a mais (to shift up a gear)

meter os pés na poeira (to kick up dust - to go fast)

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