Push
Speed up
Speed up verb - To cause to move or proceed fast or faster.
Usage example: we have to speed up production if we are ever going to make the deadline
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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If somebody has 'nothing to lose' and must be somewhere at a certain time then they have to speed up - BUT - if they push their machine too hard it will fail before they get there.
Source: Over Drive - As further proof of the developers' light-hearted attitude, you could actually speed up the game, fast-forwarding over the acrobatics and camera trickery with the push of a button.
Source: Overly Long Fighting Animation
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Speed up and Push. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/push/speed_up
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