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at speed

at speed prepositional phrase: with speed; quickly; rapidly.

at speed: with speed; quickly; rapidly
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Prepositional phrase

  1. With speed; quickly; rapidly.

Adjective

at speed

  1. Courant, in full chase: running, at full stride with its legs in the air.

Questions about at speed

What does at speed mean?
At speed means with speed; quickly; rapidly.
What part of speech is at speed?
At speed can be a prepositional phrase or an adjective.

Words near at speed in the dictionary

  1. at someone's elbow
  2. at someone's heels
  3. at someone's service
  4. at someone's throat
  5. at spearpoint
  6. at speed
  7. at stake
  8. at swordpoint
  9. at swords' points
  10. at symbol
  11. at symbols

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