Definitions

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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They contrasted Gonzales’s caution against the actions of Joe Vasquez, a sheriff’s deputy from a neighboring county who testified that he sped to the scene before realizing it was his own daughter’s school.

From The Wall Street Journal

He sped around town on an early bicycle called a velocipede.

From The Wall Street Journal

While those who join this program face huge financial penalties, that process is now dramatically sped up.

From The Wall Street Journal

In experiments with mice, researchers found that blood from older animals sped up Alzheimer's related damage, while blood from younger mice appeared to have a protective effect.

From Science Daily

The SUV then sped into two cars parked on a curb nearby before crashing to a stop.

From Los Angeles Times