speeds
How fast things go
Speeds is the plural of speed, referring to rates of motion or action: The car reached speeds of over 100 mph.
Different speeds may indicate settings on a device: a fan with three speeds.
As a verb, speeds means moves quickly or accelerates: She speeds through her homework, The train speeds along the tracks.
To be speeding is to exceed the legal limit: He was pulled over because he was speeding.
Speeds is also slang for amphetamines, drugs that accelerate the nervous system.
Speedy, or skip eating
- slowLacking in speed
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- paceSpeed of movement
- velocityDirected rate of motion
acceleration · momentum · mph · knots · mach · supersonic · subsonic · terminal
Increases in velocity
- quickensIncreases in speed
- rushesMoves very quickly
- hurriesMoves with urgency
- expeditesMakes swifter or easier
advances · facilitates · propels · catalyzes · boosts · drives · promotes · spurs
Maximum allowed extent
- highwayMajor road for travel
- freewayHighway without tolls
- autobahnGerman expressway system
- ticketEntry permit slip
radar · camera · zone · residential · school · construction · posted · enforcement
Sending of information
- bicyclePedal-powered two-wheeler
- derailleurBike gear changer
- shifterDevice for changing gears
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
ratio · cadence · sprocket · cassette · chainring · cog · low · high
Data transmission capacity
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- uploadTransfer data outward
- latencyDelay in system response
- broadbandFast internet access
fiber · buffering · streaming · connection · throttling · ping · loading · lag
fast
Speedy, or skip eating
velocity · acceleration · momentum · mph · knots · mach · supersonic · subsonic · terminal · cruising
accelerates
Increases in velocity
expedites · advances · facilitates · propels · catalyzes · boosts · drives · promotes · spurs · hastens
limit
Maximum allowed extent
ticket · radar · camera · zone · residential · school · construction · posted · enforcement · reckless
transmission
Sending of information
- bicyclePedal-powered two-wheeler
- derailleurBike gear changer
- shifterDevice for changing gears
gear · ratio · cadence · sprocket · cassette · chainring · cog · low · high · climbing
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
broadband · fiber · buffering · streaming · connection · throttling · ping · loading · lag · dial-up
amphetamines
Central nervous system stimulants
- methamphetamineAddictive synthetic stimulant drug
- stimulantsAgents that heighten arousal
- uppersStimulant drugs, informally
rush · high · crash · addiction · jitters · tweaking · wired · buzz · pills · dose
- speed upIncrease velocity or rate
- speed limitMaximum legal driving pace
- full speedMaximum rate of motion
- top speedMaximum achievable velocity
- speeding ticketPenalty for excessive velocity
- speed bumpsRaised road sections
speed, speedy, speeding, speed up, speeded, speeder, speed trap, speedster, speedup