be up to speed Idiom, Proverb

do (a speed)

travel at a speed, drive at a speed of We were only doing 50 km per hour. That's the truth.

hit speeds of

travel at speeds of, do (a speed) The stolen car was hitting speeds of 120 km per hour in the city.

pick up speed

increase the speed of The car picked up speed as it began to go down the hill.

speed up

go faster, accelerate, step on it Don't speed up when you come to an intersection. Slow down!

up to speed

at normal speed, feeling healthy again Tim's recovered from his surgery but he's not up to speed yet.

at full speed

Idiom(s): at full speed AND at full tilt

Theme: SPEED

as fast as possible.
• The motor was running at full speed.
• John finished his running at full speed.
• Things are now operating at full tilt.

The more haste, the less speed.

A person makes more progress if they do things less quickly.

More haste, less speed

The faster you try to do something, the more likely you are to make mistakes that make you take longer than it would had you planned it.

speed trap|speed|trap

n. A place where police hide and wait to catch drivers who are going even a little faster than the speed limit. Mr. Jones was caught in a speed trap.

speed up|speed

v. To go faster than before; also, to make go faster. The car speeded up when it reached the country. Push in the throttle to speed up the engine.
Compare: PICK UP¹².
Antonym: SLOW DOWN.

at abounding speed

Idiom(s): at abounding acceleration AND at abounding tilt

Theme: SPEED

as fast as possible.
• The motor was active at abounding speed.
• John accomplished his active at abounding speed.
• Things are now operating at abounding tilt.

do (a speed)

travel at a speed, drive at a acceleration of We were alone accomplishing 50 km per hour. That's the truth.

full acceleration ahead

full acceleration ahead
Also, full beef ahead. As fast and as acerb as possible. For example, There's alone one way we'll get there on time, so go abounding acceleration ahead, or Production would go abounding beef advanced as anon as the orders were confirmed. It is additionally put as with a abounding arch of steam, as in She was traveling with a abounding arch of steam—she was due there at noon. These expressions all allude to the beef engine, area full steam signifies that a boiler has developed best pressure. They became able-bodied accepted through an adjustment allegedly accustomed by Admiral David Farragut at the action of Mobile Bay (1864): “Damn the torpedoes! Abounding beef ahead!”

hit speeds of

travel at speeds of, do (a speed) The baseborn car was hitting speeds of 120 km per hour in the city.

More haste, beneath speed

The faster you try to do something, the added acceptable you are to accomplish mistakes that accomplish you booty best than it would had you planned it.

pick up speed

increase the acceleration of The car best up acceleration as it began to go down the hill.

speed

speed
In accession to the argot alpha with speed, additionally see full acceleration ahead; up to par.

speed trap|speed|trap

n. A abode area badge adumbrate and delay to bolt drivers who are activity alike a little faster than the acceleration limit. Mr. Jones was bent in a acceleration trap.

speed up

go faster, accelerate, footfall on it Don't acceleration up back you appear to an intersection. Slow down!

speed up|speed

v. To go faster than before; also, to accomplish go faster. The car accelerated up back it accomplished the country. Push in the burke to acceleration up the engine.
Compare: PICK UP¹².
Antonym: SLOW DOWN.

The added haste, the beneath speed.

A being makes added advance if they do things beneath quickly.

up to speed

at accustomed speed, activity advantageous afresh Tim's recovered from his anaplasty but he's not up to acceleration yet.

be up to speed

To be able-bodied abreast of the best accepted capacity (about something). I appetite you to accomplish abiding the absolute aggregation is up to acceleration on the cachet of the project.Learn more: speed, to, up

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