speed

Definition

  • noun: the rate at which someone or something moves or travels
  • noun: prosperity in an undertaking
  • verb: to move fast
  • verb: to prosper in an undertaking
  • usually used in combination
  • synonyms: success, expedition, haste

Examples

  • The trucks gain/gather 'speed' as they drive down the hill. = The trucks pick up 'speed' as they drive down the hill. [=the trucks go faster as they drive down the hill]

  • He types at a 'speed' of about 50 words per minute. = His typing 'speed' is about 50 words per minute.

  • Let me 'bring you up to speed' on our plans. [=let me tell you about the changes in our plans]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What happened here? Judgment Day happened. I gotta get out of here. You can't go on foot. The machines will cut you down. You need speed. I need a car. Well, look, there's some by Griffith Observatory. -They don't run though. -Take me. (..)
    2009 Terminator Salvation