speed : Idioms & Phrases

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execution speed

  • noun (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS
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God speed

  • Good speed; prosperity. See Godspeed.
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God speed you, them

  • etc., may God speed you; or, may you have good speed.
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Good speed

  • good luck; good success; godspeed; an old form of wishing success. See Speed.
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high-speed

  • adjective satellite operating at high speed
    high-velocity.
    • a high-speed food processor
    • a high-velocity shell
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high-speed steel

  • noun an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools
    hot-work steel.
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light speed

  • noun the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
    c; light speed.
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off-speed pitch

  • noun a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
    change-of-pace; change-of-pace ball; change-up.
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speed bump

  • noun a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
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speed cop

  • noun a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
    motorcycle policeman; motorcycle cop.
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speed demon

  • noun a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit
    speeder.
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speed freak

  • noun addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines)
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Speed gauge, Speed indicator, ∧ Speed recorder

  • (Mach.), devices for indicating or recording the rate of a body's motion, as the number of revolutions of a shaft in a given time.
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speed indicator

  • noun a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
    speedometer.
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Speed lathe

  • (Mach.), a power lathe with a rapidly revolving spindle, for turning small objects, for polishing, etc.; a hand lathe.
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speed limit

  • noun regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road
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speed of light

  • noun the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
    c; light speed.
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Speed pulley

  • a cone pulley with steps.
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speed skate

  • noun an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing
    racing skate.
  • verb race on skates
    speed skate.
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speed skater

  • noun an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course
    speedskater.
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speed skating

  • noun competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course)
  • verb race on skates
    speed skate.
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speed trap

  • noun a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
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speed up

  • verb move faster
    speed; accelerate; quicken.
    • The car accelerated
  • verb cause to move faster
    speed; accelerate.
    • He accelerated the car
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speed-reading

  • noun reading at speeds significantly faster than normal
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speeding ticket

  • noun a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit
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well-sped

Well"-sped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having good success.
Webster 1913