speed — the rate at which someone or something moves or operates
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the rate at which someone or something moves or operates
Pronunciation (IPA): /spiːd/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother drives at the speed of a turtle crossing peanut butter.
- The internet speed here is so slow, I ordered pizza and it arrived before my email sent.
- Please reduce your speed in the school zone.
speed
NOUN[/spiːd/]
the rate at which someone or something moves or operates
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/spiːd/
🇬🇧 UK/spiːd/
🌳Etymology
Rootspeed
🎵Rhyme
needfeedseedreadlead
need
feed
seed
read
lead
🔗Collocations
high speed
speed up
speed limit
at full speed
speed of light
pick up speed
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother drives at the speed of a turtle crossing peanut butter.”
😄 Fun example
“The internet speed here is so slow, I ordered pizza and it arrived before my email sent.”
“Please reduce your speed in the school zone.”
“The speed of technological change is amazing.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
velocitypaceratetemposwiftness
Antonyms
slownessdelay
Related
accelerationmomentumvelocityfastquick
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