Henry Ian Cusick

In film, I think that you do have a little more time to invest in the character compared to television, where you are shooting from the hip and making quick choices. It is the speed of things that is the major difference - certainly in my experience.

Peruvian Actor

John Collins

I've always had good hands, but my reaction time is something goaltending helped me with, being able to track the ball at such a fast speed.

American Basketball Player

Jack Wilshere

I work on my speed and strength every day, and I do a lot of work on my first five yards. For a footballer, that's really important.

English Athlete

Jim Rohn

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

American Businessman

Emma Caulfield

The best advice is to take it easy, respect speed limits and do not try to make up time lost in the tailbacks on the open road.

American Actress

Jonathan Ive

The form of computers has never been important, with speed and performance being the only things that mattered.

English Designer

Jesus Navas

I believe my main quality is my speed, and that can help to open games up.

Spanish Athlete

John C. Maxwell

As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.

American Clergyman

Mahatma Gandhi

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

Indian Leader

Jeff Bridges

American Actor

Consider if 'speed' refers to a person, object, or concept to understand its application.

Context of Speed

'Speed' often pairs with time expressions to indicate duration or how quickly something happens.

Speed vs. Time

When 'speed' is an action, it implies urgency or haste and often has a sense of excitement or danger.

Speed as Action

'Speeding' can imply recklessness and is often used in negative contexts like traffic violations.

Negative Implications

In slang, 'speed' can refer to drugs and being 'on speed' means under their influence.

Slang Use

'Speed' as a drug reference is casual and might not be understood in formal settings.

Casual Tone

'Speed' can describe a natural attribute, especially in sports, highlighting quickness.

Physical Capability

Use 'speed' to compare people or animals in their ability to perform fast motions.

Comparative Measure

'Speed' as a verb can also mean to hasten a process or event, not just physical movement.

Speeding Up Processes

In photography, 'speed' describes sensitivity parameters and impacts picture quality.

Technical Specification

Understand that 'speed' in photography isn't about pace but how film reacts to light.

Specialized Jargon

 A doctor will often simply recommend drinking large amounts of water to help speed the process along, and maybe taking some pain killers. If the stone is slightly larger, medications like alpha blockers can help by relaxing the muscles in the ureter and making it easier for the stone to get through.

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 can we relax the bureaucracy and increase the speed and this is infuriating because we solve this problem in our personal lives at home were used to technology acting like a coach and helping us who in this room hasn't used a mapping application to coach you on how to go anywhere new the

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 is called the accretion disc, shown here in blue. Some of that material is slingshotted around the black hole and accelerated to insanely high speeds in the jet, shown here in white. Although the blazar system is rare, the process by which nature pulls in material via a disk,

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 Humans have been fascinated with speed for ages. The history of human progress is one of ever-increasing velocity, and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights,

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 and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. So what does practice do in our brains to make us better at things? Our brains have two kinds of neural grey matter and white matter. The grey matter processes information in the brain,

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 And why does it nearly always choose to do so in exactly the same place? Whatever the reason, it must be very important, for a sloth on the ground is almost helpless. Any predator could attack it and it doesn't have the speed to escape.

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 or a wheeze. Soon, your chest feels tight. Your breathing speeds up and gets shallower, making you feel short of breath. These are common symptoms of an asthma attack. Around the world, more than 300 million people suffer from asthma,

How does asthma work? -...

 like the speed of light. Consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it's hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they've been. And just as it arose from a political revolution,

Why the metric system...

 natural world and we needed to build a system and devised a plan and a method to be able to to to photograph it so I'd like to show you a quick video of a little speed reference that was taken at

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 This peregrine is still young and just learning that speed by itself isn't always enough. It must raise its game.

Speed

The rate at which someone or something moves or operates.

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Move quickly.

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Amphetamines (a kind of drug).

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The ability to run, throw, or perform other physical activities quickly.

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Make something happen or progress faster.

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The sensitivity of a photographic film or paper to light.

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Usage tips

Context of Speed

Speed vs. Time

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