Meaning:
airspeed
n.
the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying
at with lightning speed Idiom, Proverb
do (a speed)
travel at a speed, drive at a speed of We were only doing 50 km per hour. That's the truth.
hit speeds of
travel at speeds of, do (a speed) The stolen car was hitting speeds of 120 km per hour in the city.
pick up speed
increase the speed of The car picked up speed as it began to go down the hill.
speed up
go faster, accelerate, step on it Don't speed up when you come to an intersection. Slow down!
up to speed
at normal speed, feeling healthy again Tim's recovered from his surgery but he's not up to speed yet.
at full speed
Idiom(s): at full speed AND at full tilt
Theme: SPEED
as fast as possible.
• The motor was running at full speed.
• John finished his running at full speed.
• Things are now operating at full tilt.
The more haste, the less speed.
A person makes more progress if they do things less quickly.
More haste, less speed
The faster you try to do something, the more likely you are to make mistakes that make you take longer than it would had you planned it.
speed trap|speed|trap
n. A place where police hide and wait to catch drivers who are going even a little faster than the speed limit. Mr. Jones was caught in a speed trap.
speed up|speed
v. To go faster than before; also, to make go faster. The car speeded up when it reached the country. Push in the throttle to speed up the engine.
Compare: PICK UP12.
Antonym: SLOW DOWN.
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