I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ amazing , astonishing , breakneck , fast , good , great , high , incredible , lightning , phenomenal , remarkable , startling , surprising , terrific ( esp. BrE )
▪
The new houses have been built with astonishing ~.
▪
He drove us to the hospital at breakneck ~.
▪ low , slow
▪ full , maximum , top , warp ( informal , humorous , esp. AmE )
▪
Business is moving at warp ~.
▪ excess
▪
90% of car accidents involve excess ~.
▪ constant , steady
▪ average , normal
▪ increased
▪ operating , processing , processor , running
▪
the increase in processor ~s for home computers
▪
The machinery is regulated to a safe running ~.
▪ broadband , connection , download
▪
We offer subscribers a download ~ of 8 MB.
▪ cruising , flying
▪ supersonic
▪
jets flying at supersonic ~
▪ traffic ( esp. BrE ), etc.
▪ air , wind
▪ engine
▪ shutter
▪
The camera will choose a fast shutter ~.
… OF SPEED
▪ burst
▪
The Kenyan runner put on a sudden burst of ~ over the last 50 yards.
▪ rate ( AmE )
▪
He was traveling at a high rate of ~.
VERB + SPEED
▪ attain , reach
▪
The car reaches a ~ of 60 miles per hour within five seconds.
▪ build up , gain , gather , increase , pick up
▪
The train pulled out of the station, slowly gathering ~.
▪ lose
▪ kill , reduce
▪
Motorists are asked to reduce their ~ in wet conditions.
▪ maintain
▪
The boat maintained a steady ~ while the sea was calm.
▪ move at , run at , travel at
▪
The glacier moves at an average ~ of about six feet per day.
▪
Radio waves travel at the ~ of light.
▪ measure
SPEED + VERB
▪ increase
▪ decrease
SPEED + NOUN
▪ control , reduction , restriction ( esp. BrE )
▪ record
▪
He set a new land ~ record in this car.
▪ bump ( esp. AmE ), hump ( BrE )
▪ camera ( BrE ), trap
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~ (= fast)
▪
The car was moving at ~ when the accident happened.
▪
at lightning ~
▪ in ~
▪
a significant increase in ~
▪ with ~
▪
Hedgehogs, though small, can move with surprising ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
The ships have a maximum ~ of 18 knots.
PHRASES
▪ at full ~ , full ~
▪
He was running at full ~ when a tendon snapped in his leg.
▪ full ~ ahead
▪
The boat can be brought to a stop from full ~ ahead within her own length.
▪ the ~ of light , the ~ of sound
▪
Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the ~ of sound.
▪ a turn of ~ ( BrE )
▪
For a small car it has a good turn of ~.
II.
verb
Speed is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ traffic , ↑ train
Speed is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ delivery , ↑ recovery