speed

/spiːd/ noun

Definition

HOW FAST [C, U] › how fast something moves or happens: high/low speed He was travelling at a speed of 90 mph.

FAST MOVEMENT [U] › very fast movement: He put on a sudden burst of speed.

(Definition of speed noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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