speed
noun
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.
speeded
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past participleof speed.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof speed.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
speednounrapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t long before USC finally speeded away from Iowa, with Desmond Claude and Saint Thomas taking control to close out the Hawkeyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
He says inquiries could also be speeded up if they are placed on a non-statutory rather than statutory footing.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2024
But the biggest thing Ghai and his family are doing does not directly involve workers at all: They’ve speeded up and expanded their use of technology, especially AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
The 1950s also mark the onset of the "Great Acceleration", when the human population and its consumption patterns suddenly speeded up.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
Sometimes things take a certain length of time, and they cannot be speeded up.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
