Sped Speed Speeded Spiːd Car Bike I Verb

• the car sped along the road towards the village.
• he sped away on his bike.
• they sped off to get help.
• the cab speeded them into the centre of the city.

speed

1. to move along quickly
• The car sped along the road towards the village.
• He sped away on his bike.
• They sped off to get help.
2. to take somebody/something somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle
• The cab speeded them into the centre of the city.
3. to make something happen more quickly
• The drugs will speed her recovery.
4. to drive faster than the speed that is legally allowed
• The police caught him speeding.

Extra Examples

• He couldn’t hear the car that was speeding towards him.
• I sped back to her house as fast as I could, but she had already gone.
• Jock sped away on his bike.
• More is needed to speed the development of a safe and effective vaccine.
• The daring new technique dramatically speeded up the construction process.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they speed
• he / she / it speeds
• past simple speeded
• past participle speeded
• -ing form speeding

Word Origin

• Old English spēd (noun), spēdan (verb), from the Germanic base of Old English spōwan ‘prosper, succeed’, a sense reflected in early usage.