Noun : the speed of light; the speed of sound. ,full speed ahead. ,The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. ,My speed is writing postcards on the porch while everyone else is tearing around the tennis court. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to speed up industrial production. ,to speed the parting guest. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : He was arrested for speeding. From Dictionary.com.
The title sped about; it was repeated, commented on. From Wordnik.com. [His Masterpiece] Reference
Her name sped from his lips as he reached the top step. From Wordnik.com. [The Monster] Reference
Three days after the meeting I called the sped director. From Wordnik.com. [Knowing Jesse] Reference
The word sped like magic through the crowd, breaking the tension. From Wordnik.com. [Lucile Triumphant] Reference
His name sped through the crowd, accompanied this time by the warmest eulogies. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortune of the Rougons] Reference
Drop the catalogues in the can before the mail deliverer has sped from the mailbox. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-10-01] Reference
The word sped about the room, whispered, booming loudly, creating a sudden tense eagerness. From Wordnik.com. [Wolf Breed] Reference
The term sped by and she was making good. From Wordnik.com. [Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens] Reference
His heart stood still for a moment and the girl's name sped to his lips. From Wordnik.com. [The Monster] Reference
The sword sped along point first, it rushed like a spear through the air. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Brighteyes] Reference
I called the sped director every day. From Wordnik.com. [Knowing Jesse] Reference
And if Novak "sped" away from the scene, how did a man on a Bicycle catch him?. From Wordnik.com. ["Morally speaking, what [Bob] Novak was doing here is no better than walking down a crowded street with his handgun, firing off .22 rounds at random."] Reference
` ` They got us out of our comfort zone and kind of sped us up a little bit, '' Pomare said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
"Sometimes I think it kind of sped things up," he said. From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
We kind of sped up, and that allowed them to get out and run and keep it going. From Wordnik.com. [theleafchronicle.com - Local News] Reference
"They kind of sped us up a little bit and made us take tough shots," Hudson said. From Wordnik.com. [The Roanoke Times: Home page] Reference
I might have used the word "sped," only that verb could not be truthfully applied. From Wordnik.com. [Man on the Box] Reference
A legitimately interesting article, but you lost me after you spelled "sped" wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
Oh wait, I kind of sped by that Muslim thing, didn’t I?. From Wordnik.com. [Broadening our perspective: Pamela K. Taylor joins In This Moment] Reference
The blue Chevrolet sped down an offramp and disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [Terror On The Brooklyn Bridge] Reference
Napoleon himself abandoned his Army and sped on to Paris. From Wordnik.com. [Deciphering The Bones] Reference
That sped up government action, but only late in the game. From Wordnik.com. [No Change to Believe In] Reference
And the two terrorists jumped into the car, which sped off. From Wordnik.com. ['We're Down But Not Out'] Reference
There, too, stocks nose-dived as the news sped west with the sun. From Wordnik.com. [What Goes Up Must Come Down] Reference
It's Thursday, the penultimate shoot day of a sped-up Labor Day week. From Wordnik.com. [Faces Of The Fall] Reference
We bought a house in a suburb of Queens, and the years sped by swiftly. From Wordnik.com. [How Do I Move On Without My Soulmate?] Reference
They got into an unmarked car and sped away, according to Cochran's account. From Wordnik.com. [Surprise, Surprise] Reference
Olympic officials sped us through the check-in process faster than anyone else. From Wordnik.com. [Slippery Slope] Reference
Approaching a red light, he gunned his engine and sped through the intersection. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From Beirut] Reference
Suspicious, he ran to his car to pursue them, but the SUV sped off into the night. From Wordnik.com. [Churches: Alabama Is Burning] Reference
As it sped to a hospital, the driver heard Rabin say: "It hurts, but not terribly.". From Wordnik.com. [Who Is To Blame?] Reference
As rival Marriott sped ahead in the race to tuck in America's travelers, Hilton lagged. From Wordnik.com. [A Classic Matchup] Reference
"I feel like a rock star," Siegel told NEWSWEEK as his van sped to the Orlando airport. From Wordnik.com. [On The Road, To Stay In The Air] Reference
We sped off in a five-car convoy to Kaddafi's residence in Sirte, his ancestral homeland. From Wordnik.com. [Too Soon to Swoon] Reference
When MSA officials instructed the vessels to halt, the trawlers instead sped up and fled north. From Wordnik.com. [Tokyo's Smoking Guns] Reference
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