speed

nounrate of motion, often a high rate

verbmove along quickly

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noun rate of motion, often a high rate

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verb. move something forward, often quickly

Word Origin & History

Old English sped "success, prosperity, advancement," from Proto-Germanic *spodiz (cf. Old Saxon spod "success," Dutch spoed "haste, speed," Old High German spuot "success," Old Saxon spodian "to cause to succeed," Middle Dutch spoeden, Old High German spuoten "to haste"), from PIE *spo-ti- "speed," from *spe- "to thrive, prosper" (cf. Sanskrit sphayate "increases," Latin sperare "to hope," Old Church Slavonic spechu "endeavor," Lithuanian speju "to have leisure").

Meaning "quickness of motion or progress" emerged in late Old English (usually adverbially, in dative plural, e.g. spedum feran), emerging fully in early Middle English. Meaning "gear of a machine" is attested from 1866. Meaning "methamphetamine, or a related drug," first attested 1967, from its effect on users. Speed bump is 1975; figurative sense is 1990s. Full speed is recorded from late 14c. Speed reading first attested 1965. Speedball "mix of cocaine and morphine or heroin" is recorded from 1909.

Example Sentences for speed

All started at speed to meet her, but presently Mrs. Raymount sank on the grass.

I pray you to speed a bolt against yonder shield with all your force.

Here was speed, and with such stride—strong, and straight, and true!

Ye're planning to speed that thing before ye've got it off the jacks.

He ran with all the speed he had ever attained at a track meet.

The speed at which she was going was like having wings on her body.

The speed was increased from about 39 miles per hour to 42 1/2 miles per hour.

But all this diligence and speed were not without an object.

I was impressed not so much with the speed of the manufacture as the character of the factory.

Then he drew himself upon his plank and swam, doubling his speed.

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