speed
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Sense: Noun: velocity
Synonyms:
velocity, swiftness, celerity, briskness, urgency, rush Collocations, precipitation, acceleration, promptness, quickness, dispatch Collocations, haste Collocations, hurry Collocations
Sense: Noun: pace
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slowness, tardiness, lateness, sluggishness, apathy, delay Collocations, dalliance, laziness, idleness, hesitation Collocations, dalliance, procrastination Collocations, stoppage
Sense: Verb: move rapidly
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move rapidly, race Collocations, rush Collocations, hurry Collocations, sprint, blaze Collocations, barrel Collocations, tear Collocations, fly Collocations, zoom, flash Collocations, zoom, shoot Collocations, jet Collocations, zip Collocations, go fast, ride hard, bowl Collocations, belt Collocations, thunder Collocations, hustle Collocations, give her the gas , go like the wind , put the pedal to the metal , step on it , go all out , burn rubber
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brake Collocations, slow down, drive cautiously, come to a stop, crawl Collocations, dawdle, dillydally , take your time, take all the time in the world, loaf Collocations, lounge Collocations, loiter, linger, shuffle Collocations, drag your feet, bring up the rear, lag Collocations, fall behind
Sense: Verb: accelerate - often followed by 'up' or 'along'
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accelerate, expedite Collocations, advance Collocations, further Collocations, promote Collocations, help Collocations, encourage Collocations, aid Collocations, quicken, fast-track, boost, make sth faster
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delay Collocations, hinder Collocations, impede Collocations, hold up, hamper Collocations, stand in the way of, check Collocations, halt Collocations, prevent Collocations