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Vocabulary: speed and slowness

In our present society where everything must be quick, fast, and profitable, ('Time is

Money'), speed is fundamental. That's why it seemed necessary for me to review the

different speeds when doing things...

1) GOING QUICKLY, FAST AND ALWAYS FASTER...

Quick/ fast/ rapid/ speedy

Quickly/ fast/ rapidly/ speedily

Rapidity/ quickness/ speed

Swift

The 'impetus (stress on the first syllable)

The momentum

Speed

At full speed/ at full tilt/ at full throttle/ flat out

Pace

At a quick pace

In a flash

To flash past

To hurtle past/ to zoom along

2) ... ALWAYS FASTER:

- To speed along

- Like a flash/ quick as a flash/ like lightning

To run

At a run/ at the double

To tear along/ to spurt along

A burst of speed

To accelerate/ to speed up

To be in a hurry/ to be in a rush

To hurry (up)

Hurry up!/ Be quick!

Haste/ in great haste/ hasty/ hastily

To hasten/ to make haste

To hurry down

To hurry on

- There was a rush for the door

- To rush into a shop

- To scramble out of the train

- To dash in

Precipitate/ precipitately

A rush/ a stampede

To rush

To dash in

3)... OR ELSE, YOU SLOW DOWN, AND GO MORE AND MORE SLOWLY...

- There's no hurry!

Slow/ to slow (something) down

To stroll/ to saunter

To wander on

To amble

To plow

gently

unhurriedly

To crawl along/ to go at a crawl

At a snail's pace

To dawdle/ around/ about

A dawdler/ a slowcoach

Weary/ wearily

- Slowly but surely!

- At a gentle/ steady pace

- Take your time !

There you are!

Choose your rhythm and your speed... Do it quicky, if you can...[ Quick and easy!]

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