Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speed

present participle of speed

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.

The state, quality, or condition of being speedful.

The speed of a moving object relative to another object which it is approaching.

(science fiction) A hypothetical, extremely rapid, speed, resulting from entering a separate dimension, termed hyperspace; much faster than the speed of light.

(photography) The duration of time for which the shutter of a camera remains open when exposing photographic film or other photosensitive material to light for the purpose of recording an image.

A device that limits vehicle speed.

(computing) The rate, measured in hertz, at which a processor performs its fundamental operations.