speed
18 ENTRIES FOUND:
- speed (noun)
- speed (verb)
- speeding (noun)
- speeding ticket (noun)
- speed–reading (noun)
- speed bump (noun)
- speed demon (noun)
- speed dial (noun)
- speed hump (noun)
- speed limit (noun)
- speed skating (noun)
- speed trap (noun)
- cruising speed (noun)
- high–speed (adjective)
- off–speed (adjective)
- full (adjective)
- turn (noun)
- up (adjective)
plural
speeds
plural
speeds
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPEED
1
:
the rate at which someone or something moves or travels
[noncount]
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The trucks gain/gather speed as they drive down the hill. = The trucks pick up speed as they drive down the hill. [=the trucks go faster as they drive down the hill]
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This instrument measures wind speed.
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He was running at full/top speed. [=as fast as possible]
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The machine was operating at high/medium/low speed.
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traveling at nearly the speed of light/sound
[count]
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Under the right conditions the car can reach speeds over 200 miles an hour.
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The vehicle maintained a speed of 40 miles per hour.
2
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the rate at which something happens or is done
[noncount]
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The work was done with remarkable speed.
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They ate their lunch at lightning speed. [=extremely quickly]
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This computer works at a much faster processing speed than my old one.
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He types at a speed of about 50 words per minute. = His typing speed is about 50 words per minute.
3
[noncount]
:
the quality of being quick
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The machine chops up tree branches and leaves with speed and ease.
4
[count]
photography
a
:
a measurement that indicates how quickly film reacts to light and that is expressed as a number (such as 100 or 200)
b
:
the time during which a camera's shutter is open
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faster/slower shutter speeds
5
[count]
:
a gear in a vehicle or bicycle
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a three-speed bicycle
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Her old car has four speeds.
6
[noncount]
informal
:
an illegal drug that makes a person feel more excited and full of energy
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He was high on speed.
at speed
chiefly British
:
very quickly
:
at a fast speed
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He ran at speed out of the room.
full speed ahead
up to speed
:
having the latest information about something
:
having the knowledge that is needed to do or understand something
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Everyone here is up to speed.
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Let me bring you up to speed on our plans. [=let me tell you about the changes in our plans]
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It will take some time for the new secretary to get up to speed. [=to learn the job]
2
speed
/ˈspiːd/
verb
2
speed
/ˈspiːd/
verb
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPEED
1
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to move fast
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A group of kids sped past us on their bikes.
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They jumped in the car and sped/speeded away.
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A car was speeding down/up the street.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[+ object]
:
to move (someone or something) somewhere very quickly
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An ambulance sped her to the hospital.
3
[no object]
:
to drive faster than the legal speed limit
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I got pulled over twice last month because I was speeding on the highway.
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Don't speed.
4
[+ object]
somewhat formal
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to cause (an action, movement, process, etc.) to happen faster
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We kept the plants under artificial lights at night to speed their growth.
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Is there anything we can do to speed the process (along)?
speed up
[phrasal verb]
speed up
or
speed up (something or someone)
or
speed (something or someone) up
:
to become faster or to make (something or someone) faster
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see also speedup
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I hate it when cars speed up [=accelerate] while you're trying to pass them.
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The work has been slow so far but it should speed up soon.
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They add another chemical to the photo developer to speed up the process.
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I'm afraid there's nothing you can do to speed things up.
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They're working too slowly. How can we speed them up?
