Learn English – Word for “speeding up a process” in line with the idiom “to kick-start”

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I am not a native English speaker but I'm looking for a good word that highlights that a process is improved in that it completes more quickly. I thought there was a word that is semantically in the same field as "to kick-start" (referring to a motorcycle), but for the life of me I can't find anything in dictionaries or thesauri. Does a word like that exist? If not, any other word with a metaphorical reference?

Side note: I'll be using this word as part of a title for an article, probably as a gerund. E.g. "Kick-starting My Project" (obviously not with those words).

Best Answer

When a process is improved in such a way that it takes less time to complete, the process is said to have been streamlined.

The film director found that re-creating the difficult-to-film sequence on a soundstage streamlined the process of completing the film by saving six days of shooting.

Shooting a film on a soundstage, I am told, has many advantages over shooting a scene on the streets of Paris, for example. As long as realism is not sacrificed, the savings in time and money can be substantial.

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