speed

[speed] / spid /

NOUN

rate of motion, often a high rate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceleration agility momentum pace quickness velocity

STRONG

activity alacrity breeze briskness celerity clip dispatch eagerness expedition fleetness gait haste headway hurry hustle legerity lick liveliness precipitancy precipitation promptitude promptness rapidity rapidness readiness rush rustle snap steam swiftness urgency

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy delay hindrance rest slowing slowness sluggishness stoppage

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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He cautioned that such voting trends “in today’s climate move at light speed.”

From Salon

The speed issue is less with ChatGPT and more with its coding product called Codex, the report said.

From MarketWatch

That, combined with the stronger dollar, also sent oil prices plunging at breakneck speed.

From Barron's

The speed of the decline “suggests that some forced selling occurred as prices dropped quickly and traders faced margin calls,” Gene Goldman, chief investment officer at Cetera Investment Management, wrote Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal

speed

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