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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The team is also interested in an unexpected outcome: although the infiltrating macrophages sped up healing, they did not appear to reduce acute pain.

From Science Daily

Email, shared calendars and CRMs sped up familiar tasks without changing who did what.

From The Wall Street Journal

A plume of smoke billowed from the crash site as emergency vehicles sped towards it.

From Barron's

Armed excise officers, with a sniffer dog, sped across the Ganges on a boat to raid an illegal distillery.

From BBC

The measure had been expected to take a few days to reach the US Senate, but after the resounding afternoon vote in the House, the timeline quickly sped up.

From BBC