A surname transferred from the nickname.

The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.

(intransitive, archaic) To succeed; to prosper, be lucky. / (transitive, archaic) To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour. / (intransitive) To go fast.

(film) Called by the soundman when the recording equipment has reached running speed and is ready to go.

(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of speed

(of a test) Measured in terms of speed.

With speed; quickly; rapidly.

Travelling very fast; moving at speed. / Specifically, travelling at an illegal speed (of vehicles, motorists). / Under the influence of the drug speed; high on amphetamines.

(countable) (Instance of) acceleration. / (uncountable) Driving faster than the legal speed limit.

present participle of speed