Irregular verb
speed
/spiːd/
- Base
- speed
- Past simple
- sped / speeded
- Past participle
- sped / speeded
Usage
Use sped for moving quickly (the train sped past); use the regular speeded mainly in the phrase speeded up.
Meaning
- to move or make something move quickly
Example
The train sped through the station.
He was fined for speeding on the motorway.
The project has sped up since the new hire joined.