1. An increase in speed or rate of progress; acceleration
The speed-up in production helped meet the deadline.
A aceleração na produção ajudou a cumprir o prazo.
2. A process or action that causes something to move or happen faster
We need a speed-up in the approval process.
Precisamos de uma aceleração no processo de aprovação.
3. An increase in work pace or intensity, often by employees or workers
The factory implemented a speed-up that exhausted the workers.
A fábrica implementou uma aceleração que esgotou os trabalhadores.