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speediness

noun

Definition of speedinessnext
as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance the speediness with which she types is simply amazing

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Recent Examples of speediness The relative speediness of the response is the result of COVID. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Groq’s LPUs use a type of short-term memory, known as SRAM, that is located directly on the chip’s engine, a driving force behind its speediness. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026 Considering her herculean effort and miraculous success, the speediness of her undoing is stunning. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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  1. speed
  2. velocity
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  • Also thrust into the spotlight regarding the speed of AI development this week was Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In a news conference following the Fed's announcement, Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized that the economy has shown signs of gathering speed since the central bank decided to keep rates unchanged in late July.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • The rocket’s second stage ignited a single Aquila engine and accelerated to orbital velocity—some 5 miles per second—about seven minutes into the flight.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The right-hander, who came to the Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers in the trade for Freddy Peralta, was the long man out of the bullpen at the start of the year and pitched well until his velocity started to decline.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of velocity

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“Speediness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speediness. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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