Speed: English Vocabulary List

in a rapid and nonstop way

"She was talking nineteen to the dozen."

"The children were chattering ten to the dozen, excited about their upcoming field trip to the zoo."

extremely low in speed

"The snail is very slow."

"The traffic was as slow as a snail, so we arrived two hours late to the party."

very low in speed

"The internet is slow as molasses today."

"Traffic on the highway was as slow as molasses because of the heavy rain and an accident ahead."

with very high speed

"Her English improved in leaps and bounds."

"The company has grown by leaps and bounds since they launched their new product last year."

in a speedy and intense way

"The action in the movie was fast and furious."

"The action in the movie came fast and furious and I could hardly keep up."

with extremely high speed

"He completed the test at lightning speed."

"The cheetah ran at lightning speed across the savannah to catch its prey."

in extremely high speed

"The cat ran away like greased lightning."

"The thief ran away like greased lightning when he heard the police siren."

with great speed

"He drove off like a bat out of hell."

"The startled deer ran like a bat out of hell when it heard the hunter gunshot."

in a very quick way

"The horse ran like the wind."

"The Olympic runner sprinted like the wind and broke the world record."

to run with a lot of speed

"I ran like the wind to catch the bus."

"The horse ran like the wind and easily won the prestigious race."

in a manner that is very fast

"He disappeared like a rat up a drainpipe."

"The child ran up the stairs like a rat up a drainpipe when he heard the ice cream van."

as soon or fast as one can

"We rode hell for leather to get home."

"The firefighters raced hell for leather towards the burning building, determined to save those trapped inside."

used to say that a vehicle is driven with great speed

"I put the pedal to the metal and drove fast."

"We had to put the pedal to the metal to make sure we arrived at the airport on time."

movements or actions that happen with a lot of speed

"The car passed with touch and go."

"The athlete's recovery was touch and go for a while, but thankfully, he is now making a steady progress."