"quicken up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: quickens up [present, singular, third-person], quickening up [participle, present], quickened up [participle, past], quickened up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} quicken up (third-person singular simple present quickens up, present participle quickening up, simple past and past participle quickened up)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) quicker or briefer. Tags: intransitive, transitive
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        "To become or make (something) quicker or briefer."
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) quicker or briefer."
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