speed

[US]/spiːd/
[UK]/spid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. move or proceed quickly; exceed the legal speed limit
n. the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate; swiftness; rapidity; a state of success or prosperity
vt. increase the rate of, make faster; cause to succeed or prosper

Phrases & Collocations

high speed

speed limit

speed ​​up

slow speed

excessive speed

speed ​​bump

speed up

low speed

in speed

speed control

wind speed

speed regulation

rotational speed

rotating speed

at high speed

variable speed

rotation speed

full speed

cutting speed

processing speed

high speed steel

response speed

at full speed

constant speed

Example Sentences

a four-speed automatic gearbox.

speed cut with rat poison.

a high-speed food processor.

may God speed you.

outfly the speed of sound

minute the speed of a train

speed through wind and waves

speed a parting guest

observant of the speed limit.

observe the speed limit;

ease (down) the speed of a boat

increase the speed of an assembly line

// control the speed of the scroller.

respect the speed limit.

the whoosh of the high-speed elevator.

Real-world Examples

Since the advent of jet aircraft, travel has been speeded up.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Most of them throttle the encoding speed.

Source: Previous Apple Keynotes

I rotate the same speed as the Earth.

Source: Children's Encyclopedia Song

An adult drummer beat a tempo meant to mimic the speed of speech.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection September 2014

But we adapted an incredible speed to our new wealth.

Source: AsapSCIENCE - Human

The reckless driver drove above the speed limit.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

You know, film speed, the light, you know.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Climate change will only speed that up.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

That's the speed of the destruction that we are having.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

That`s nearly the speed of a category one hurricane.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

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