speed

Definition for speed

noun as in rate of motion, often a high rate

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acceleration, agility, momentum, pace, quickness, velocity

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activity, alacrity, breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch, eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity, lick, liveliness, precipitancy, precipitation, promptitude, promptness, rapidity, rapidness, readiness, rush, rustle, snap, steam, swiftness, urgency

verb as in move along quickly

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advance, boost, expedite, facilitate, fly, further, hasten, help, hurry, promote, quicken, ride, run, rush, zoom

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aid, assist, barrel, belt, bomb, career, dispatch, flash, gallop, hightail, impel, race, sail, spring, tear, urge, whiz

Weak matches

bowl over, cover ground, cut along, gather momentum, gear up, get a move on, get moving, get under way, go all out, go fast, go like the wind, lose no time, make haste, open up throttle, press on, step on it

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The UK will speed up the decommissioning of old military equipment to save up to £500m over five years, the government says.

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The speed of the charging processes plays an important role here: slow charging favours phase transitions and oxygen loss, while fast charging leads to lattice distortions and inhomogeneous lithium diffusion.

From Science Daily

He also has the King of Spain on speed dial.

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The authors released a heap of the seeds down an inclined plane while a camera recorded their descent to analyze their speed and the dynamics of their movement.

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The smoke from the farm fires engulfs Delhi every winter and hangs low in the atmosphere as wind speeds reduce during winter months.

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