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Phrase(s): *up to speed
1. Fig. moving, operating, or funtioning a normal or desired rate. (*Typically: be ~; bring something ~; get ~; get something ~.) • Terri did everything she could to bring her workers up to speed, but couldn’t. • Can we get this production line up to speed? 2. and *up to speed on someone or something Fig. fully apprised about someone or something; up-to-date on the state of someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; bring someone ~; get ~; get someone ~.) • Please bring me up to speed on this matter. • I’ll feel better about it when I get up to speed on what’s going on.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs