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

Not far from the cyclist's starting point, a black Volvo XC90 was already catching the attention of other drivers as it sped "erratically" along the semi-rural roads on the outskirts of Trafford and north-east Cheshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

LTX, an AI company that builds open-weight multimodal models, found that doubleAI’s Maxwell sped up its own model inference twofold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Zuckerberg sped up Muse's launch due to Instinct's popularity, the New York Times reported.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Donald Trump then sped off in the presidential limo known as the Beast — at nearly 100 mph, according to pool reports — and headed for an event in Oklahoma.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The ox seemed to agree with him because he immediately sped up.

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

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