Speed in a sentence as a noun

We want a frequent schedule, not one speedbird a day.

"We called it "speed" and deployed it to the app server.

I work for a ~400-person business that stands up .NET websites at breakneck speed, and we do it well.

Most pilots kept up the refrain that a computer cannot safely fly by gps and gyros unless they also have airspeed.

That is, when students first watch me code they're surprised both that I'm looking up this-or-that ActiveRecord method and at the speed with which I do it.

Previously everything was C with Libevent and it's just painful trying to get a large pool of people up to speed on using that to do their projects.

However, if pitot tubes are frozen and the computer no longer has valid airspeed, the pilots no longer have valid airspeed either.

If you really look at the two accounts, it's not necessarily clear that they're contradictory except in a couple of statements on speed: he said 55 when he was doing 60; then said 45 when he was doing 50.

Speed in a sentence as a verb

"In the case of the Hyperloop, Musk started focusing on public transportation after he grew disenchanted with the plans for Californias high-speed rail system.

"We believe these changes will also help prevent a fire resulting from an extremely high speed impact that tears the wheels off the car, like the other Model S impact fire, which occurred last year in Mexico.

> Chattanooga has the largest high-speed internet service in the US, offering customers access to speeds of 1 gigabit per second – about 50 times faster than the US average.

On the other hand, it looks like it was turned down for most of the leg between Manhattan and Milford.- The leg from Manhattan to Milford sounds legitimately stressful, but Broder claims low-speed cruise control that never happened.

Especially if Tesla warns it will shorten the battery's life.- It'd be better if Tesla's software took temperature into account when estimating mileage range.- Broder is being ridiculous about the cruise control and his speed estimates, and the temperature.

If you aren't familiar with this activity, it has some pretty outrageous elements--300 wpm speed-reading, often surface-level analysis, and preference for gamesmanship over quality of argumentation.

It is an absolute trainwreck, but aside from that, the primary issue for consumers now is that apps built with Phonegap no longer work correctly on newer versions of Android and haven't for months, which is why Gabriele's extremely simple and resource-minimal app is currently getting a bunch of 1- and 2-star reviews in the Google Play store with complaints about the speed.

Speed definitions

noun

distance travelled per unit time

See also: velocity

noun

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"

See also: swiftness fastness

noun

changing location rapidly

See also: speeding hurrying

noun

the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

noun

a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

See also: amphetamine upper

verb

move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

verb

move faster; "The car accelerated"

See also: accelerate quicken

verb

move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

See also: hurry

verb

travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"

verb

cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

See also: accelerate