sped

[sped] / spɛd /

VERB

move along quickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check decrease delay halt hinder hurt obstruct prevent procrastinate rest retard slow stop walk

STRONG

dissuade

Example Sentences

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sped

He sped off with the car to Elk Grove, where he was chased by police and helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

In many ways, though, the world in the past half-century has not sped up—it has actually slowed down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

In a debate in Parliament on Thursday, a number of MPs called for that process to be sped up - and described ground rents as "money for nothing".

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Warmer global temperatures don’t seem to have sped up the spread or evolution of primates into new species.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

His feet sank into the hot sand as he sped toward the water.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook