All speed synonyms
speed
S s verb speed
- hustle β to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- grease the wheels β (Idiomatic) To create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.
- go forth β military: set out
- make oneself scarce β insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- dart β If a person or animal darts somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly.
- jollies β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- boogieing β Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- anaesthetising β Present participle of anaesthetise.
- expedite β (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
- hyped β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- aviate β to pilot or fly in an aircraft
- hie β to hasten; speed; go in haste.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- bestirred β to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- drive β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- careen β To careen somewhere means to rush forward in an uncontrollable way.
- lose no time β act without delay
- whish β a whishing sound.
- get there β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- zip β zip code.
- innerve β to supply with nervous energy; invigorate; animate.
- barrel β A barrel is a large, round container for liquids or food.
- barrelled β a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- lend a hand β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- make the scene β the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- get with it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- make it snappy β apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
- go great guns β to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
- fly β to move through the air using wings.
- whoosh β a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.
- get it β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- course β Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- make haste β swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- whiz β to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
- motored β pertaining to or operated by a motor.
- barreled β Having the specified number of barrels.
- whisk β to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
- anaesthetize β When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- hurtle β to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- move up β to pass from one place or position to another.
- hasting β swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- winging β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- careering β an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
noun speed
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- whorehound β (US, vulgar, slang) Someone who often has sex with prostitutes.
- dynamism β The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- alacrity β If you do something with alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
- dexy β Dexedrine.
- celerity β rapidity; swiftness; speed