as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
the speediness with which she types is simply amazing
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Recent Examples of speediness
Groq’s LPUs use a type of short-term memory, known as SRAM, that is located directly on the chip’s engine, a driving force behind its speediness.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Considering her herculean effort and miraculous success, the speediness of her undoing is stunning.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Considering her herculean effort and miraculous success, the speediness of her undoing is stunning.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speediness
Noun
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OpenAI’s founders vowed not to privilege speed over safety, and the organization’s articles of incorporation made benefitting humanity a legally binding duty.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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While driving through San Bernardino County, the suspect was seen driving at much slower speeds than earlier, only cruising along the southbound lanes of the 15 Freeway at speeds up to 45 miles per hour.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The translunar injection involves firing Orion's main engine, which increases the spacecraft's velocity to send it out of Earth orbit and toward the moon.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Once through the zone of maximum heating, the capsule will be descending at a much more sedate velocity of 300 mph or so.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Speediness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speediness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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