at speed

phrase

chiefly British

: fast, rapidly

Examples of at speed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, the conditions are different, shaped by a globalized and hyper-connected image economy where everything circulates at once and at speed. — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Jordet explains that being already at speed and having momentum when trying to follow up a potential rebound is ideal. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Here the view from an automobile traveling at speed blurs the landscape into a series of abstract forms—the way the world appears is changed by the velocity of technology, and so is your experience of it. — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Kodish said all are advancing within their own specific contexts, constraints and geographies, but that the I-5 route, anchored by California, can be one of many models for how to achieve it at speed and scale. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at speed

• accede
• agreed
• airspeed
• alkyd
• bindweed
• chickweed
• concede
• decreed
• duckweed
• exceed
• flaxseed
• impede