Fall
Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Speeding up is an antonym for fall.
Speeding up
Both terms in one sentence
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Gory Discretion Shot - The AMC broadcast creates one by making the gunshot softer and speeding up his fall backward so that you don't see the new hole in his head when Butler is shot.
Source: Film / Open Range - Speeding up or slowing down time will also speed up or slow down the propellers, causing the platforms to rise or fall respectively.
Source: Floating Platforms -
The final battle between the two characters has both of them speeding up at various points, until a large part of the fight takes place at superspeed (we see it from their perspective, while sparks from broken machinery slowly fall around them).
Source: Super Speed
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