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

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fastness swiftness

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rate pace
noun
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
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amphetamine pep pill upper

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drug of abuse stimulant drug excitant stimulant street drug
verb
cause to move faster
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accelerate speed up

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modify alter change
verb
move hurridly
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belt along bucket along cannonball along hasten hie hotfoot pelt along race rush rush along step on it

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travel locomote go move
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changing location rapidly
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hurrying speeding

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move movement motion
verb
move very fast
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"The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

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hurry travel rapidly zip

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move travel go locomote
verb
move faster
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accelerate quicken speed up

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deepen intensify
noun
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
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f number focal ratio stop number

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ratio
noun
distance travelled per unit time
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velocity

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rate
verb
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
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"I got a ticket for speeding"

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move go travel locomote

Examples of speed

"the project advanced with gratifying speed"
"The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
"I got a ticket for speeding"