Collocations for "speed"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "speed" in context.
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speed
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [maximum, legal, permitted] speed
- a [high, low, fast, crawling, dangerous] speed
- (at) an [incredible, alarming, excessive] speed
- a [traveling, driving] speed of
- a [slow, fast] [internet, connection] speed
- the [car, motorbike, bus] was traveling at (great) speed
- the speed at which the [car] was traveling
- [measure, control, reduce] the speed of the traffic
- the [car] reduced its speed
- the [athlete, bike] got to speed in [five seconds, no time]
- [talked, walked] at a [fast, slow] speed
- travels at the speed of [light, sound]
- is faster than the speed of [light, thought]
- her speed won her the [race, competition]
- my [bike, bicycle] has [seven] speeds
- at a speed of [70] miles per hour
- the speed of the [throw, shot, hit]
- the [business, firm, company] is not up to speed
- need to get up to speed on my [math, history]
- need to get up to speed before my [exam, presentation]
- full speed ahead!
- drugs, slang: [cheap, cut, high-grade, pure] speed
- drugs, slang: is [taking, high on] speed
- a speed [radar, camera, control, ramp]
- a high-speed [railway, train, service]
- [is, drives like] a speed demon
- sped to [the store, work]
- speeding to [arrive, get]
- speed through the [town, streets]
- speed through the [book, process, instructions, exam]
- speed on the [highway, freeway]
- speed by the [school, store]
- speed up (to make the light)
- speed down the [street, road]
- a [car, motorcycle, truck] came speeding towards us
- the [car] was speeding towards us
- the [car, motorbike, driver] sped [away, off]
- is speeding ahead (of)
- [caught, pulled over, fined] (for) speeding
- speed into a [relationship, marriage]
- don't speed into things
- speed the [guests, witnesses, participants] out
'speed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
astonishing
- awesome
- blazing
- blender
- blistering
- blur
- breathtaking
- build
- bullet
- camera
- chase
- clock
- complement
- compromise
- constant
- constantly
- crawl
- dating
- decrease
- detection
- dial
- different
- dime
- dip
- disadvantage
- distinguish
- distort
- download
- equal
- estimate
- exceed
- excess
- execution
- extreme
- fail
- fascinating
- fast
- fighter
- fly
- forecast
- frightening
- full
- gather
- gauge
- gust
- half
- hare
- hectic
- high
- improvement