speed

/spiːd/ noun

Translation

HOW FAST [C, U] › how fast something moves or happens

hız, sürat

high/low speed He was travelling at a speed of 90 mph.1607

FAST MOVEMENT [U] › very fast movement

hız, sürat

He put on a sudden burst of speed.1607

up to speed › having all the most recent information about a subject or activity

en son bilgiye/malumata sahip olma; tüm ayrıntıya hakim olma

The course should bring you up to speed with the latest techniques.1914

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

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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