According to Kepler's second law of motion, the area swept out by a line connecting a planet to the sun is equal in equal intervals of time.
According to Kepler's second law of motion, the area swept out by a line between a planet and the Sun is equal to the same area for equal intervals of time. In other words, a planet moves faster when it is closer to the Sun and slower when it is farther away. This leads to equal areas being swept out in equal time intervals, resulting in the planet covering more distance in a shorter period when it is closer to the Sun.
