noun. An increase in speed; acceleration.

noun. A required acceleration of work or production without an increase in pay.

noun. An amount or rate of decrease in time taken.

noun. The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.

noun. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

"Has it dawned on Friedman that this kind of speedup, which is reflected in so many aspects of modern life including the stock market, may be a source of our deeper woes?"

hurrying  speed  speeding  

backedge  belt-tightening  compartmentalization  differentiator  disbeliever  

accelerando  acceleration  aggravation  beefing-up  blowing up