How can recrawling be sped up after structural changes?

Short answer: There is no button that forces Google; what you can do is make discovery easy and keep signals consistent. Sitemaps carrying accurate lastmod values, internal links from frequently crawled pages, and manual indexing requests for priority URLs all support the process.

Acceleration levers

• Update and resubmit the sitemap; refresh lastmod only on pages that truly changed. Inflated values erode the signal's credibility.
• Open temporary internal link blocks from the homepage and frequently crawled hub pages to the changed sections.
• Request indexing for priority pages through the URL Inspection tool; the quota is limited, so rank the list by importance.
• Reduce redirects to a single hop; use 301 rather than 302 for permanent moves.
• Watch server health: rising response times pull the crawl rate down.

Set expectations honestly: recrawling takes days to weeks and no fixed deadline can be promised. TYS Digital Performance tracks the process through Search Console Crawl Stats and log data, reporting progress against the baseline.