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Meaning speed meaning

What does speed mean?
Definitions in simple English

speed Verb

— When you speed, you move or do something very fast. The plane sped through the air. — When you speed in a car, you drive faster than the law allows. If you speed in your car, you might have an accident.

speed Noun

— The speed of something is how fast it moves. sound moves at a very high speed.

speed

— noun distance travelled per unit time — noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens the project advanced with gratifying speed — verb (= rush, race) move fast He rushed down the hall to receive his guests The cars raced down the street — verb (= accelerate) move faster The car accelerated — noun changing location rapidly — verb (= zip) move very fast The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed — verb travel at an excessive or illegal velocity I got a ticket for speeding — verb (= accelerate) cause to move faster He accelerated the car — noun (= focal ratio) the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system — noun (= amphetamine) a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

Synonyms speed synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as speed?

speed English » English

velocity quickness haste rush swiftness hurry pace rapidity hasten rate race celerity accelerate run dash promptness tempo speed up promptitude speediness rapidness quicken gallop expedite agility zip step on it rush along quick hustle hie fleetness fastness fast dispatch dart briskness upper tear strength sensitivity scurry scoot run quickly impetus hotfoot career bolt belt along zoom

Speed English » English

velocity swiftness speed rapidity expeditiousness celerity

Topics speed topics

What do people use speed to talk about?
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move quickly
States Time Speed

Quick
States Time

Speed
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Move quickly

Move slowly
Work and occupation Working with buildings Infrastructure

Road
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

Run

Conjugation speed conjugation

How do you conjugate speed?

speed · verb

Examples speed examples

How do I use speed in a sentence?

Simple sentences

More haste, less speed.
He ran at full speed.
Everything happened at the speed of light.
We should observe the speed limit.
The driver maintained a high speed.
On hearing the whistle, they started at full speed.
Rigid wheels give sufficient stability to a low-speed vehicle steered by outside forces.
The train gained speed.
The airplane flies at a speed of five hundred kilometers per hour.
The man drove his car at a uniform speed.
The car is exceeding the speed limit.
It is not enough to show that these two particles are moving at different speed.
What's the speed limit on this road?
This jet travels about three times as fast as the speed of sound.
The speed of light is much greater than that of sound.
The driver increased his speed.
The rocket travels at a tremendous speed.
The police car was driving at fairly high speed.
Your car exceeded the speed limit.
We saw a patrol car running at full speed.
I always drive at a moderate speed.

Movie subtitles

This would be about the speed of something surviving entry into the atmosphere.
With the vertical gun loaded and the impact chamber set, it's time to test and see if the organic material laced onto the projectile can survive a high-speed impact.
After all, radio signals travel at the speed of light.
I Love Lucy and Gilligan's Island have been broadcast to the galaxy, travelling at the speed of light, and they are our emissaries, they are our diplomats to the galaxy.
Our ultra-high frequency and microwave radio signals have been expanding into space at the speed of light.
At that speed it would have reached us by now.
The astronomers run at full speed turning around each time they are pressed too closely and reducing the fragile beings to dust.
Already, the burning maddens the animal which increases its speed.
Meanwhile, the deadly breath of Nosferatu filled the sails ofthe ship so that it flew toward its goal with supernatural speed.
Full speed!
Top speed!
The doors of Paris open onto the unknown at any speed, far and wide, across France.
Speed up. Come on.
Her sheer speed!
And that depends on the speed of the car relative to you.
All this high-speed running around you're doing is futile. Give it up.
Unknown at this time, sir, but it's circling around at high speed.
You can accelerate all you want, but you're not able to match the speed of lightning.
Your brain's processing speed has been boosted by a factor of several hundred times.
They were moving at significantly high speed. But there seems to have been some sort of explosion near 52nd Street.
It seems the Emperor is predicting 009's moves by eclipsing him in speed of thought.
Socialism's construction advances at full speed.
He likes speed and could be careless. and push that car. a little too much.
Make speed there, Wolverstone.
Speed it is, Peter.
Make speed there!
Make speed there.
Speed there, lads!
Then I bid you good evening, gentlemen, and God speed you in the morning.
Speed it up, Rocky.
We have developed speed but have shut ourselves in.
I wish I could get some more speed out of this thing.
Speed is imperative.
Get up flying' speed.
Did I hear something said a minute ago about speed?
It will proceed from the Brooklyn Navy Yard at a speed of four knots to a point in the Narrows opposite Fort Hamilton.
At this point, the speed increases from four to nine knots.
A woman driving a car at high speed failed to make a sharp turn.
All engines ahead, flank speed.
All engines ahead and flank speed.
After dark, he'll probably pick up speed to get ahead of us, and stay with us to pick up the convoy.

News and current affairs

All too often, the fight is about turf, rather than about the most effective way to speed help to the poor.
Cutting speed limits to, say, 10 kilometers per hour would prevent most accidents and save many lives.
That implies that we all agree on the destination and differ only about the speed of the journey.
This conclusion should not be lost on high-flying emerging-market economies, especially in Asia - currently the world's fastest-growing region and the leader of what many now call a two-speed world.
A team that is unable to keep going at full speed for the full 90 (or more) minutes, switch from defense to offense quickly with the whole team, and maintain control of the ball to restrict their opponents' movements won't stand much of a chance.
The West can, however, help speed up and facilitate our efforts, as it did with the closure of Chernobyl.
And job creation faltered in April and May, so the US may reach stall speed by year end.
America at Stall Speed?
Unless we are convinced of the Dreamliner's ability to avoid stall speed, it makes no sense to talk about all the ways in which it will enhance the travel experience for millions of people around the world.
America's economy today risks stall speed.
Stall speed is a terrifying risk for an economy like that of the US, which desperately needs to grow robustly.
The private sector alone cannot and will not counter the risk of stall speed.
The reality is the opposite: for several reasons, growth will slow further in the second half of 2012 and be even lower in 2013 - close to stall speed.
Above all, the term was an effort to communicate to Americans, accustomed to waging war with speed and decisiveness (and insistent on it since Vietnam), the long-term sacrifice and commitment needed to win a war of survival.
The speed of our daily life is visibly increased - and not for the better - by this unstoppable evolution.
Other elements of Lee's plan include construction of eco-friendly transportation networks, such as high-speed railways and hundreds of kilometers of bicycle tracks, and generating energy using waste methane from landfills.
Superconductors are being used for levitated trains in high-speed rail transport, and as microwave filters for improved signal bandwidth in cellular base stations.
Yet, the 15 member states may compensate for their collective failure of nerve by opening up easier options for flexible or multi-speed integration.
Whether this would really be a desirable procedure is hotly debated; but the fact is that multi-speed integration already exists in the sense that Britain and Denmark are not now, and may never be, members of the euro.
Plans to build a high-speed train connecting Italy with northern Europe continue to experience delays.
A comprehensive approach must recognize the speed of internal change, especially in the minds of ordinary North Koreans.

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