Speed meaning

What does “speed” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“speed” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: distance travelled per unit time.

speed

distance travelled per unit time
Synonymsvelocity
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
“the project advanced with gratifying speed”
Synonymsswiftness fastness
changing location rapidly
Synonymsspeeding hurrying
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
Synonymsfocal ratio f number stop number
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
Synonymsamphetamine pep pill upper

move hurridly
“He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”
“The cars raced down the street”
Synonymsrush hotfoot hasten hie race pelt along rush along cannonball along
move faster
“The car accelerated”
Synonymsaccelerate speed up quicken
move very fast
“The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed”
Synonymstravel rapidly hurry zip
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
“I got a ticket for speeding”
cause to move faster
“He accelerated the car”
Synonymsaccelerate speed up

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University