Speed ease in

Hi all - I have a 30 fps clip that I have sent to motion and I want to start the speed off at 50% and then ease it up very quickly to 100%. I know how to key frame this in FCP, but I've always found it sort of rudimentary. Is there a behavior in Motion 3 that allows this kind of manipulation (speed up or slow down a clip at various points...)?
Thanks -

Yes, it's called the Set Speed behavior, in the Retiming category.

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