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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

like: speed → →

He reduced speed and turned sharp left. ☊ speed ☊
The train began to pick up speed (= go faster). ☊ speed ☊
The car was gathering speed. ☊ speed ☊
a speed of 50 mph/80 kph ☊ speed ☊
at high/low/full/top speed ☊ speed ☊
at breakneck speed (= fast in a way that is dangerous) ☊ speed ☊
travelling at the speed of light/sound ☊ speed ☊
There are speed restrictions on this road. ☊ speed ☊
Increasing your walking speed will help to exercise your heart. ☊ speed ☊
the processing speed of the computer ☊ speed ☊
This course is designed so that students can progress at their own speed. ☊ speed ☊
We aim to increase the speed of delivery (= how quickly goods are sent). ☊ speed ☊
The accident was due to excessive speed. ☊ speed ☊
Speed is his greatest asset as a tennis player. ☊ speed ☊
She was overtaken by the speed of events (= things happened more quickly than she expected). ☊ speed ☊
A car flashed past them at speed (= fast). ☊ speed ☊
The train soon speeded up. ☊ speed up, speed sth up ☊
Can you try and speed things up a bit? ☊ speed up, speed sth up ☊
They have speeded up production of the new car. ☊ speed up, speed sth up ☊