speed

Definition

Examples

The new printer works at twice the speed of the old one.

Word Family

Synonyms

• velocitydistance travelled per unit time
• pacethe rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• swiftnessa rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

Collocations

• Easy high speed
  describing high speed (a lofty level or position or degree)
• Medium speed up the production line
  to speed up the production line, meaning to move fast
• Hard clock excessive speed in tests
  to clock excessive speed in tests, meaning to measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
• Very Hard up to speed on recent developments
  to up to speed on recent developments, meaning to raise