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- [uhp too speed]
- /ʌp tu spid/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp too speed]
- /ʌp tu spid/
Definitions of up to speed words
- noun up to speed rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. 1
- noun up to speed relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress: full speed ahead. 1
- noun up to speed full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion: The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. 1
- noun up to speed Automotive. a transmission gear ratio. 1
- noun up to speed Photography. Also called film speed. the sensitivity of a film or paper to light, measured by an ASA or DIN index, which assigns low numbers to slow film and higher numbers to faster film. Also called shutter speed. the length of time a shutter is opened to expose film. the largest opening at which a lens can be used. 1
- noun up to speed Slang. a stimulating drug, as caffeine, ephedrine, or especially methamphetamine or amphetamine. 1
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Origin of up to speed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1965-70 for def 6; (noun) Middle English spede good luck, prosperity, rapidity, Old English spēd; cognate with Dutch spoed, Old High German spōt; akin to Old English spōwan to prosper, succeed; (v.) Middle English speden to succeed, prosper, go with speed, Old English spēdan to succeed, prosper; cognate with Old Saxon spōdian, Old High German spuoten
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Parts of speech for Up to speed
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
up to speed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
up to speed usage trend in Literature
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adj up to speed
- able — Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
- adept — Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
- adroit — Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
- au courant — up-to-date, esp in knowledge of current affairs
- battle-scarred — adversely affected from the experience of battle, or some other traumatic experience
adjective up to speed
- catechized — Simple past tense and past participle of catechize.
- crackerjack — Someone or something that is crackerjack is excellent or of very high quality.
- drilled — Simple past tense and past participle of drill.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- exercised — Simple past tense and past participle of exercise.
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