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- verb UK Simple past tense and past participle of
speed .
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Examples
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Raleigh's sword speeded him into the yellow waters.
Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Tom Bevan
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I kind of speeded this along to give you an idea of what happened.
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"But the rapid pace of change has kind of speeded up our decision-making process."
USATODAY.com - Masters changes yet retains magical grip on fans 2002
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The same kind of speeded-up selection advanced the career of Li Ruihuan, who was transferred from a mid-level job in the Youth League secretariat in Beijing to a vice-mayor's post in Tianjin.
China's New Rulers: The Path to Power Gilley, Bruce 2002
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Except that the rest of the words are kind of speeded up to make them fit.
The Blackbird (2) 1996
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And so, we thought, the man I married and I, we thought he would probably be drafted in that, so we kind of speeded up our process and went ahead and got married that summer.
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We left Basalt at 10 o'clock in the morning and "speeded" up the grade almost to Watson when old 23 had to stop for nearly a half hour to get up steam; then we made another spurt to Rathbone, pretty nearly, when another half hour was taken in steaming up!
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We left Basalt at 10 o'clock in the morning and "speeded" up the grade almost to Watson when old 23 had to stop for nearly a half hour to get up steam; then we made another spurt to Rathbone, pretty nearly, when another half hour was taken in steaming up!
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An indecisive man to say the least, he needs to be "speeded" up according to Anne.
Becky's Book Reviews 2009
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about the spinachthing,, i think the ones who did drank it,, becomes more "speeded" ; and can last longer physically when escaping the ill-natured rampage.
Michael Stahl-David Interviews Dennis 2007
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