Speed meaning, definition and synonyms

1. Noun

Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.

The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel.

One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success.

To go; to fare.

To experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare.

To fare well; to have success; to prosper.

To make haste; to move with celerity.

To be expedient.

To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor.

To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.

To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo.

To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.

distance travelled per unit time

Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary

cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary

a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"

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