speed
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1.0
- noun
- /spiːd/
:
velocidad
- To ensure safety, drivers must adhere to the speed limits on the highway.
- processing speed
- speed and accuracy
- wind speed
Now would that compromise my speed, power or strength?
- Now would that compromise my speed, power or strength?
- And we measure the speed and also the force.
- Those are the display, the speed and the price.
- with a little curve and some speed, it's really quick.
- What what's the issue with speed and switching and filtering?
- Speed matters in sports and speed matters in business so much.
- There's the fastest guy, not, I mean, just sheer speed can't beat.
- Do you have like a high speed USB external drive?
- We're running through my head at high speed constantly, constantly.
Examples
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You want to focus on the car's speed.
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The speed of the runner was impressive as he crossed the finish line.
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Speed matters in sports and speed matters in business so much.
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Those are the display, the speed and the price.
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Here C is the wave speed in the system.
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In particular, the time will flow with the same speed for all three friends.
Academic text (2017) -
The purpose of this lesson was to help students gain speed and accuracy in reading phrases.
Academic text (2015) -
Late Victorian trains in England were excellent for speed and reliability, if not for comfort.
Academic text (2008) -
A global dimension of processing speed was also found in adults with typical reading scores.
Academic text (2011) -
Children with poor reading scores showed lower speed factor scores than did typical peers.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.1
The speed or amount at which something happens over time
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2.0
How fast someone or something moves
154
4.5
How fast something moves in a certain direction
11
2.8
Ability to move the body very fast and with good control
10
2.5
A speed that is quicker than usual for a task or activity
6
2.9
A speed of progress much faster than usual
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4.6
Very fast movement, action, or change
5
2.9
Great speed in moving or acting
How fast something happens or is done
The speed at which something moves or happens
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.8
A constant speed at which light travels in empty space, about 300,000 kilometres per second
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3.0
A sport where people race on ice skates around an oval track to get the fastest time
- Offensive
2
9.6
A person who often uses drugs that make you more active, like amphetamines
- Specialized
1
5.3
A very hard metal used for cutting tools that stays hard when hot
- Specialized
A machine that pulls and slightly twists fibers to make a loose rope for spinning
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Speed comes from the Old English spēd, which meant 'success' or 'good fortune' and from the verb spēdan 'to prosper'. Over time the idea moved from 'things going well' to 'things happening quickly', so speed now means how fast something moves.