Speed up doing sth
We usually use "speed up sth." or "speed sth. up". Can we use
speed doing sth. up
or
speed up doing sth.
For example,
The computer is used to speed up processing transactions.
phrases phrase-usage
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Matteo García
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We usually use "speed up sth." or "speed sth. up". Can we use
speed doing sth. up
or
speed up doing sth.
For example,
The computer is used to speed up processing transactions.
phrases phrase-usage
asked 27 mins ago
Matteo García
304
The computer is used to speed up the processing of transactions. In theory, there's nothing wrong with the other format (the computer is used to speed the processing of transactions up), but it's not used as often and sounds slightly strange because of that.
– Jason Bassford
10 mins ago
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We usually use "speed up sth." or "speed sth. up". Can we use
speed doing sth. up
or
speed up doing sth.
For example,
The computer is used to speed up processing transactions.
phrases phrase-usage
asked 27 mins ago
Matteo García
304
We usually use "speed up sth." or "speed sth. up". Can we use
speed doing sth. up
or
speed up doing sth.
For example,
The computer is used to speed up processing transactions.
phrases phrase-usage
phrases phrase-usage
asked 27 mins ago
Matteo García
304
asked 27 mins ago
Matteo García
304
asked 27 mins ago
Matteo García
304
asked 27 mins ago
Matteo García
304
asked 27 mins ago
Matteo García
304
304
The computer is used to speed up the processing of transactions. In theory, there's nothing wrong with the other format (the computer is used to speed the processing of transactions up), but it's not used as often and sounds slightly strange because of that.
– Jason Bassford
10 mins ago
add a comment |
The computer is used to speed up the processing of transactions. In theory, there's nothing wrong with the other format (the computer is used to speed the processing of transactions up), but it's not used as often and sounds slightly strange because of that.
– Jason Bassford
10 mins ago
The computer is used to speed up the processing of transactions. In theory, there's nothing wrong with the other format (the computer is used to speed the processing of transactions up), but it's not used as often and sounds slightly strange because of that.
– Jason Bassford
10 mins ago
The computer is used to speed up the processing of transactions. In theory, there's nothing wrong with the other format (the computer is used to speed the processing of transactions up), but it's not used as often and sounds slightly strange because of that.
– Jason Bassford
10 mins ago
add a comment |
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The computer is used to speed up the processing of transactions. In theory, there's nothing wrong with the other format (the computer is used to speed the processing of transactions up), but it's not used as often and sounds slightly strange because of that.
– Jason Bassford
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