Collocations for speed - noun

amazing, astonishing, breakneck, fast, great, high, incredible, lightning, phenomenal, remarkable, startling, surprising, terrific
The new houses have been built with astonishing speed. | He drove us to the hospital at breakneck speed.

low, slow | full, maximum, top | excess
90% of car accidents involve excess speed.

constant, steady | average | cruising, flying, operating, reading, running
The machinery is regulated to a safe running speed.

engine, traffic, etc. | air, wind

burst
The Greek runner produced an electrifying burst of speed over the last 50 metres.

attain, reach
The car reaches a speed of 60 miles per hour within five seconds.

build up, gain, gather, increase, pick up
The train pulled out of the station, slowly gathering speed.

lose | curb, kill, reduce
measures to curb the speed of cars travelling through the village

maintain
The boat maintained a steady speed while the sea was calm.

measure

increase | decrease

control, reduction, restriction | record
‘Mallard’ holds the speed record for a steam locomotive.

hump | camera, trap

at ~
(= fast) The train was travelling at speed when the accident happened. | at lightning speed

with ~
Hedgehogs, though small, can move with surprising speed.

(at) full speed
He was running at full speed when a tendon snapped in his leg.

full speed ahead
The boat can be brought to a stop from full speed ahead within her own length.

the speed of light/sound
Concorde crosses the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound.

a turn of speed
For a small car it has a good turn of speed.