speedup

Plural: speedups

Noun

• An increase in the rate of work or production.
• the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
• An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.
• The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
• An employer's demand for more output without more pay.

Examples

• The final minutes of the Words With Friends game always led to a speedup of plays.

Synonyms

acceleration, quickening, stretch-out

Antonyms

deceleration, go-slow, slowdown, work-to-rule