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Answer for the clue "Step on the gas: 2 wds ", 7 letters:
speedup

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An amount or rate of decrease in time taken. 2 (context chiefly computing English) The relationship between time taken and number of processors used. 3 (context labor politics English) an employer's demand for more output without more pay

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Anyone who thinks about the speedup of change must sense that it has a lot to do with modern technology. ▪ But Democrats say the speedup would undermine the work of a commission that is developing standards for a new statewide ...

Usage examples of speedup.

Routes were lengthened, quotas were introduced, and speedups became commonplace.

Since on-the-job stress was not a recognized factor, the Postal Service did nothing to prevent its managers from conducting work speedups or bullying workers to increase productivity.