speedy

Everyday

1. Speedy means fast, moving or happening quickly: a speedy car, a speedy runner. tree →
2. Speedy also means happening soon, without delay: "Get well soon and have a speedy recovery." tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it is a friendly, informal word for fast. Cards often say "wishing you a speedy recovery". In stories it describes animals or characters. Phrases: "speedy recovery", "speedy service", "speedy delivery", "speedy reply".

Examples

• The cheetah is the speediest land animal. tree →
• Thanks for your speedy reply! tree →
• We wish Grandpa a speedy recovery. tree →
• The shop promised speedy delivery. tree →
• My speedy little dog always wins the race. tree →
• We had a speedy lunch before the match. tree →
• A speedy decision is not always a good one. tree →
• As conductor of shades, Hermes was always invoked by the dying to grant them a safe and speedy passage across the Styx. tree →

Note

Comparative: speedier, speediest (y to i). Noun: speed; adverb: speedily. In maths, "speed" is distance divided by time; "speedy" is just a describing word.