How to Use speed in a Sentence

speed

1 of 2 noun

• The machine chops up tree branches and leaves with speed and ease.
• The work was done with remarkable speed.
• This computer works at a much faster processing speed than my old one.
• The machine was operating at high speed.
• This instrument measures wind speed.
• The vehicle maintained a speed of 40 miles per hour.
• Under the right conditions the car can reach speeds over 200 miles an hour.
• There’s like a new speed to it.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
• The speed and the pace of the game has changed.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
• Mitchell has a mix of speed and power.
  — Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
• A lot of their game was because of speed.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
• The group, in so many words, needed speed.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
• First came tameness, then came strength and speed.
  — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
• But what set him apart was not the speed of his ascent.
  — Jacob Lane The Chicago Tribune, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
• Like, that’s pretty fast speed out there on the ice.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
• Our success isn’t based on speed; it’s based on trust.
  — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
• How soon will Carter Jensen get up to speed?
  — Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
• His range and sprint speed were both in the 100th.
  — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
• And then there's the descent, rife with dicey turns at high speed.
  — Rob Marciano, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
• The top speed and range of each model have not been shared by the yard.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
• They’ve been recorded 14 times at those speeds.
  — Scott Powers, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
• The missile’s speed is not the end of the story.
  — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
• His speed was evident all over the ice.
  — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• Cops believe speed played a factor in the crash.
  — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
• But critics worry speed could come at a cost.
  — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
• On medium speed blend in the flour mixture.
  — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
• Sofa waves travel at the speed of sound.
  — Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
• Increase your speed for the next six minutes to a brisk pace.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• She is not fazed by the speeds, however.
  — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
• The speed of it all was overwhelming.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025

speed

2 of 2 verb

• They jumped in the car and sped away.
• A car was speeding down the street.
• A group of kids sped past us on their bikes.
• An ambulance sped her to the hospital.
• I got pulled over twice last month because I was speeding on the highway.
• That would help speed things up.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
• The car sped through the streets.
  — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
• Fans can help speed up the process.
  — Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
• He's got great bend and speed off the edge.
  — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
• Sami sped up and took the first left.
  — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
• Drivers speed up when a road feels too wide.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
• Moisture can speed up this process.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
• And the spending will speed up.
  — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
• Slow down before life speeds up again.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
• The driver then hit the gas and sped away.
  — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
• The pitch clock has sped the game’s geriatric pace.
  — Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
• The group has pushed to speed up capping idle wells.
  — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
• Reduce risk, speed up the process and close deals faster.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• While that driver slows down, the black car speeds up.
  — Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 May 2026
• Avoid storing near heat sources, which can speed up spoilage.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
• Avoid storing near heat sources, which can speed up spoilage.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
• Capitol Reef is a place to slow down, not speed up.
  — Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
• One said drivers speed at all times of the day and on all days of the week.
  — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
• Placing them in a paper bag can help speed up the process.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
• Open nearby windows or set up a fan to speed the process.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
• Good behavior in jail or prison can speed things up even more.
  — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
• To speed up the process, chop the peel into small pieces with a knife or a blender.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
• Those moments slow me down before the world tries to speed me up.
  — John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
• To speed this up, spread the bulgur on a baking sheet.
  — Laura McLively, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
• Constant heavy use also speeds up wear and heat buildup.
  — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026