sped
pronunciation
How to pronounce sped in British English:
UK [sped]
How to pronounce sped in American English:
US [spɛd]
Word Origin
- sped
- past tense and past participle of speed (v.); Old English spedde.
Example
- 1. The number two and three browser vendors have all sped up their development cycles .
- 2. I couldn 't remember if the tub slowed things down or sped them up .
- 3. Many businesses shut operations during the holiday , and historically mills have sped up production ahead of it .
- 4. She sped up , because she wanted to walk alongside the boy .
- 5. Hundreds of rebels in cars and trucks mounted with machine guns sped eastward .