speed
How fast someone or something moves.
The rate at which someone or something moves or is able to move.
To go from one place to another fast.
To move or travel quickly.
The fastest you can legally drive on a road.
The maximum legal rate of travel for vehicles on a particular road.
How fast you can do something.
The ability to perform an action or task quickly.
An illegal drug that makes people feel more awake and active.
An illegal stimulant drug, especially amphetamine or methamphetamine.
- Base: speed
- Plural: speed, speeds
- Base: speed
- 3rd Person Singular: speeds
- Present Participle: speeding
- Past: sped, speeded
- Past Participle: sped
- Irregular past participle: sped Verb
at full speed
1as fast as possible
Moving as fast as possible.
- The ship was sailing at full speed.
- He ran at full speed to catch the bus.
more haste, less speed
1hurrying causes delays or mistakes overall slowing progress overall
If you try to do something too quickly, you will make mistakes and take longer overall.
- Remember, more haste, less speed — check your work carefully.
- She learned that more haste, less speed when she broke the vase while rushing.
need for speed
1strong desire to go very fast
A strong wish to go very fast, especially while driving or racing.
- His need for speed got him into trouble with the police.
- She has always had a need for speed when skiing.
speed limit
1legal maximum vehicle travel rate on road section
The fastest you can legally drive on a certain road.
- This road has a speed limit of 70 mph.
- He was caught driving over the speed limit.
speed up
1increase movement rate or progress pace
To make something or someone go faster or happen sooner.
- The driver sped up to overtake the truck.
- We need to speed up production to meet demand.