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move at great speed, move along quickly
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1 acceleration, celerity, expedition, fleetness, haste, hurry, momentum, pace, precipitation, quickness, rapidity, rush, swiftness, velocity
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2 barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.) belt (along) (slang) bomb (along), bowl along, burn rubber (informal) career, dispatch, exceed the speed limit, expedite, flash, gallop, get a move on (informal) go hell for leather (informal) go like a bat out of hell, go like a bomb (Brit. & N.Z. informal) go like the wind, hasten, hurry, lose no time, make haste, press on, put one’s foot down (informal) quicken, race, rush, sprint, step on it (informal) tear, urge, zoom
3 advance, aid, assist, boost, expedite, facilitate, further, help, impel, promote
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, n delay, slowness, sluggishness, tardiness
vb
2 crawl, creep, dawdle, delay, take one’s time, tarry
3 delay, hamper, hinder, hold up, retard, slow
high-speed
brisk, express, fast, hotted-up (informal) quick, rapid, souped-up (informal) streamlined, swift
speed up
accelerate, gather momentum, get moving, get under way, increase, increase the tempo, open up the throttle, put one’s foot down (informal) put on speed
Antonyms
brake, decelerate, reduce speed, rein in, slacken (off), slow down
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
speed
( speeds plural & 3rd person present) ( speeding present participle) ( sped past tense & past participle) ( speeded past tense & past participle )
The form of the past tense and past participle is sped in meaning 5 but speeded for the phrasal verb.
1 n-var The speed of something is the rate at which it moves or travels.
with supp
He drove off at high speed…, With this type of camera, the shutter speed is fixed…, An electrical pulse in a wire travels close to the speed of light…, Wind speeds reached force five.
2 n-count The speed of something is the rate at which it happens or is done.
with supp
(=pace)
In the late 1850s the speed of technological change quickened…, Each learner can proceed at his own speed.
3 n-uncount Speed is very fast movement or travel.
Speed is the essential ingredient of all athletics…, He put on a burst of speed…, The car is quite noisy at speed.
4 n-uncount Speed is a very fast rate at which something happens or is done.
usu N of n/-ing
I was amazed at his speed of working., …the sheer speed of the unification process.
5 verb If you speed somewhere, you move or travel there quickly, usually in a vehicle.
(=race)
Trains will speed through the Channel Tunnel at 186mph… V prep/adv
The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along. V prep/adv
6 verb Someone who is speeding is driving a vehicle faster than the legal speed limit.
usu cont
This man was not qualified to drive and was speeding. V
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speeding n-uncount
He was fined for speeding last year.
7 n-uncount Speed is an illegal drug such as amphetamine which some people take to increase their energy and excitement.
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10 If you are up to speed, you have all the most recent information that you need about something.
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up to speed phrase oft PHR on n
A day has been set aside to bring all councillors up to speed on the proposal…, Those in charge deluded themselves they were up to speed. speed up
1 phrasal verb When something speeds up or when you speed it up, it moves or travels faster.
You notice that your breathing has speeded up a bit… V P
He pushed a lever that speeded up the car. V P n (not pron), Also V n P
2 phrasal verb When a process or activity speeds up or when something speeds it up, it happens at a faster rate.
Job losses are speeding up… V P
I had already taken steps to speed up a solution to the problem… V P n (not pron)
I kept praying that the DJ would speed the music up. V n P
-speed
-speed is used after numbers to form adjectives that indicate that a bicycle or car has a particular number of gears. comb in adj
…a 10-speed bicycle.
speed camera ( speed cameras plural ) A speed camera is a camera positioned at the side of a road which automatically photographs vehicles that are going faster than is allowed. The photographs can be used as evidence in a court of law. n-count
speed dial ( speed dials plural ) Speed dial is a facility on a telephone that allows you to call a number by pressing a single button rather than by dialling the full number. n-var
speed limit ( speed limits plural ) The speed limit on a road is the maximum speed at which you are legally allowed to drive. n-count usu the N
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1776 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ spˈiːd], [ spˈiːd], [ s_p_ˈiː_d]
How to use «Speed» in context?
One of the most common definitions of «speed» is how fast something is moving. Speed can be measured in many ways, but the most common is in meters per second (m/s). Some common uses of speed are in sports, cars, and planning. Speed is also important in determining how far something has traveled, how quickly something can react, how fast something can climb, and how quickly something can arrive at a destination.
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Определения слова speed
- спешить
- ускорять
- английская фамилия
Синонимы к слову speed
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- alacrity
- break the speed limit
- burn rubber
- drive too fast
- fly
- haste
- hurry
- hustle
- momentum
- pace
- promptness
- quickness
- race
- rapidity
- rate
- run
- rush
- speediness
- swiftness
- tempo
- velocity
- zip
- zoom
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speednoun
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speednoun
To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
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velocity -
speednoun
To help someone, to give them fortune.
God speed, until we meet again.
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speednoun
To go fast, especially excessively fast.
The Ferrari was speeding along the road.
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speednoun
any amphetamine drug used as a stimulant, especially illegally, especially methamphetamine
Why do you speed when the road is so icy?
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speedverb
To increase the rate at which something occurs
Synonyms:
velocity
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speed
To quicken, in the sense here considered, is to increase speed, move or cause to move more rapidly, as through more space or with, a greater number of motions in the same time. To accelerate is to increase the speed of action or of motion. A motion whose speed increases upon itself is said to be accelerated, as the motion of a falling body, which becomes swifter with every second of time. To accelerate any work is to hasten it toward a finish, commonly by quickening all its operations in orderly unity toward the result. To despatch is to do and be done with, to get a thing off one’s hands. To despatch an enemy is to kill him outright and quickly; to despatch a messenger is to send him in haste; to despatch a business is to bring it quickly to an end. Despatch is commonly used of single items. To promote a cause is in any way to bring it forward, advance it in power, prominence, etc. To speed is really to secure swiftness; to hasten is to attempt it, whether successfully or unsuccessfully. Hurry always indicates something of confusion. The hurried man forgets dignity, appearance, comfort, courtesy, everything but speed; he may forget something vital to the matter in hand; yet, because reckless haste may attain the great object of speed, hurry has come to be the colloquial and popular word for acting quickly. To facilitate is to quicken by making easy; to expedite is to quicken by removing hindrances. A good general will improve roads to facilitate the movements of troops, hasten supplies and perfect discipline to promote the general efficiency of the force, despatch details of business, expedite all preparations, in order to accelerate the advance and victory of his army.
Synonyms:
accelerate, advance, despatch, drive, drive on, expedite, facilitate, further, hasten, hurry, make haste, press forward, promote, quicken, urge, urge onAntonyms:
check, clog, delay, drag, hinder, impede, obstruct, retard
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 3 votes
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speed
Synonyms:
despatch, expedite, accelerate, urge, hasten, hurry, pressAntonyms:
retard, delay, postpone, obstruct, drag, loiter, dawdle, linger, lag, stay
Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
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speed, velocitynoun
distance travelled per unit time
Synonyms:
velocity, speeding, amphetamine, fastness, pep pill, swiftness, focal ratio, upper, hurrying, f number, stop number -
speed, swiftness, fastnessnoun
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
«the project advanced with gratifying speed»
Synonyms:
stronghold, swiftness, stop number, secureness, fixture, speeding, upper, velocity, f number, fixity, pep pill, fixedness, focal ratio, amphetamine, hurrying, fastness -
speed, speeding, hurryingnoun
changing location rapidly
Synonyms:
velocity, speeding, amphetamine, fastness, pep pill, swiftness, focal ratio, upper, hurrying, f number, stop number -
focal ratio, f number, stop number, speednoun
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
Synonyms:
speeding, amphetamine, fastness, pep pill, hurrying, swiftness, focal ratio, upper, velocity, f number, stop number -
amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speedverb
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
Synonyms:
speeding, swiftness, fastness, upper, pep pill, hurrying, upper berth, focal ratio, amphetamine, velocity, f number, stop number -
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on itverb
move fast
«He rushed down the hall to receive his guests»; «The cars raced down the street»
Synonyms:
run, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, quicken, bucket along, race, hurry, accelerate, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, expedite, look sharp, induce, pelt along, stimulate, festinate, speed up, step on it, rush -
accelerate, speed up, speed, quickenverb
move faster
«The car accelerated»
Synonyms:
recreate, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, quicken, cannonball along, vivify, whet, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, accelerate, renovate, revivify, reanimate, pelt along, animate, repair, revive, invigorate, speed up, step on it, rush -
travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zipverb
move very fast
«The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed»
Synonyms:
zipper, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, cannonball along, zip up, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, accelerate, look sharp, pelt along, quicken, festinate, speed up, step on it, rush -
speedverb
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
«I got a ticket for speeding»
Synonyms:
hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, quicken, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, accelerate, pelt along, speed up, step on it, rush -
accelerate, speed, speed upverb
cause to move faster
«He accelerated the car»
Synonyms:
hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, quicken, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, accelerate, pelt along, speed up, step on it, rush
Matched Categories
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- Intensify
- Modify
- Motion
- Pace
- Ratio
- Travel
Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
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speedverb
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make haste -
speedverb
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succeed, prosper, thrive, flourish -
speedverb
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fare, get on -
speedverb
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hasten, expedite, accelerate, hurry, despatch, quicken, precipitate, forward, urge or press forward, urge or press on -
speedverb
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assist, help, aid, help forward -
speedverb
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prosper, favor, make successful -
speednoun
Synonyms:
haste, hurry, despatch, celerity, swiftness, fleetness, velocity, quickness, rapidity, expedition -
speednoun
Synonyms:
success, prosperity, good fortune, good luck, favorable issue
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
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speednoun
Synonyms:
velocity, swiftness, rapidity, celerity, haste, expedition, dispatch, posthaste, impetuosityAssociated words:
tachymeter, tachometer, trechometer, stathmograph, momentum, impetus -
speedverb
Synonyms:
hurry, hasten, accelerate, expedite, quicken, dispatch, facilitate, prosper, favor
PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes
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List of paraphrases for «speed»:
velocity, rate, vitesse, pace, speeds, rapidity, airspeed, timeliness, accelerate, swiftness, regime, promptness, speeding, gear, expedite, fast, rapid, haste, expeditiousness, accelerating, speediness, tempo
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
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How to use speed in a sentence?
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Stevo Pendarovski:
We are half way to full NATO membership, and in two months we expect a date to begin membership talks with the EU, after 10 years Macedonia deserves to have a president who will speed up every positive government policy.
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Manik Singh:
It didn’t used to be about speed and convenience at first. Now it’s about both.
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Mushtaq Shah:
We’ve never experienced such a devastating wind storm before ?in this region, its speed in the open was more than 120 kph (75 mph) and that’s what caused destruction on such a large scale. It’s a completely new phenomenon in this region.
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Andrew Zignani:
To date, the biggest issues have been speed, limited availability, gaps in coverage, dropouts, and price.
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Ronan Lucas:
Falling asleep it’s really hard, a boat like that could capsize in a few seconds, as we all know. The average speed is something like 30 knots or whatever.
Translations for speed
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- rapideza, velocidatAragonese
- سرعةArabic
- ско́расцьBelarusian
- бързина, скоростBulgarian
- rapidesa, velocitatCatalan, Valencian
- rychlostCzech
- hastighed, hurtighed, fart, køre for hurtigt, køre hurtigtDanish
- Speed, Schnelligkeit, Geschwindigkeit, Filmempfindlichkeit, Pep, rasenGerman
- ταχύτηταGreek
- rapideco, rapidoEsperanto
- velocidad, rapidezSpanish
- kiirusEstonian
- abaila, abiaduraBasque
- سرعتPersian
- piri, vauhti, spiidi, nopeus, valoherkkyysFinnish
- vitesse, speed, foncer, la vitesseFrench
- luasIrish
- cabhag, deannScottish Gaelic
- velocidade, rapidezGalician
- מהירותHebrew
- गति, भगानाHindi
- vitèsHaitian Creole
- gyorsaság, sebességHungarian
- արագությունArmenian
- kecepatanIndonesian
- velocità, celeritàItalian
- מהירותHebrew
- 速度, 速さ, 速いJapanese
- ವೇಗKannada
- 速度, 속도, 빠르기Korean
- celeritas, celeritateLatin
- greitisLithuanian
- брзина, спидMacedonian
- хурдMongolian
- hastighetNorwegian
- snelheid, gezwindheid, vaart, speed, vlugheidDutch
- hastigheitNorwegian Nynorsk
- fart, hurtighet, hastighet, kjøre over fartsgrensen, flå, råkjøreNorwegian
- szybkość, prędkość, spidPolish
- velocidade, rapidezPortuguese
- iuțeală, fotosensibilitate, viteză, rapiditateRomanian
- скорость, относительное отверстие, ско́рость, светочувствительность, выдержкаRussian
- брзина, brzinaSerbo-Croatian
- hitrostSlovene
- fart, tjack, hastighet, köra fort, köra för fortSwedish
- kasiSwahili
- வேகம்Tamil
- వేగము, వడిTelugu
- ความเร็วThai
- bilis, mabilisTagalog
- hızTurkish
- швидкістьUkrainian
- رفتارUrdu
- tốc độ, 速度Vietnamese
- speedYiddish
- 速度Chinese
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