General IELTS Words for "Speed"

hasty

Adjective

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done quickly or without careful consideration

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They made a hasty retreat when the weather turned bad.

His hasty packing caused him to forget important items.

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

agile

Adjective

a

æ

g

ʤ

i

ə

l

e

able to move quickly and easily

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

swift

Adjective

s

w

i

ɪ

f

t

occurring or moving with great speed

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

accelerated

Adjective

a

æ

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

l

e

ɜ

r

a

eɪ

t

e

ɪ

d

moving or progressing at a faster rate than usual

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

fleet

Adjective

f

l

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i

t

moving in a high speed

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

sluggish

Adjective

s

l

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sh

ʃ

moving, responding, or functioning at a slow pace

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

unhurried

Adjective

u

ə

n

h

u

ɜ

rr

r

ie

i

d

happening in a relaxed and unrushed manner

hurried

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

to decelerate

Verb

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to slow down or reduce the speed of something

accelerate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

to stall

Verb

s

t

a

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ll

l

to cease to make progress or move forward

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

to whizz

Verb

wh

w

i

ɪ

zz

z

to move rapidly

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

to speed up

Verb

/spˈiːd ˈʌp/

to become faster

decelerate

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

speed

phrase's particle

up

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

to accelerate

Verb

a

æ

cc

ks

e

ɛ

l

e

ɜ

r

a

eɪ

t

e

to make a vehicle, machine or object move more quickly

decelerate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

haste

Noun

hasty

Adjective

hastily

Adverb

hastily

Adverb

hastiness

Noun

hastiness

Noun

overhasty

Adjective

overhasty

Adjective

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