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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In the phone in the first minster defended the 20mph speed limit in mostly built up areas on the programme.

From BBC

She was at her best Wednesday in an opening game of the City Section Open Division playoffs, using her speed and instincts to make an interception and run 60 yards for a touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times

The episodes unfold with the thrilling speed and sense of unnerving propulsion, but there’s also space for the audience to better understand what drives the assassin and the spy who’s looking for him.

From Los Angeles Times

It found that when MV Biter began to manoeuvre behind the Hebridean Princess the ship’s speed exceeded industry guidelines.

From BBC

The load on the tug's towlines was also between two and five times more than Clydeport's recommended speed range.

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