Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may detect a high speed mobility condition and a directionality of movement based on signal measurements, such as location or Doppler measurements. The UE may adjust a measurement reporting process (e.g., a time-to-trigger (TTT) parameter, a signal quality metric, a measurement reporting delay, etc.) based on the high speed mobility condition and the directionality of movement. If the UE detects the high speed mobility condition, the UE may add the physical cell identifier (PCI) of the serving cell to a list of recent serving cells. If a neighboring cell is also on the list of recent serving cells, the UE may adjust a measurement reporting process, which may affect whether the UE is directed to perform handover to the neighboring cell based on whether the neighboring cell is on the list of recent serving cells or not.