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Meanings of sped by in English

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Usage of sped by in English
1
The morning sped by, due in part to several requests for postponement.
Afternoon delight
2
That's how fast the morning and the early afternoon had sped by.
Dying for Dinner (A Cooking Class Mystery)
3
I was fascinated: the minutes sped by and still I was there.
Scottish Ghost Stories
4
The streets of the city sped by them as if by enchantment.
The Metropolis
5
The day sped by as the two Swifts worked with feverish intensity.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
6
We quickened our pace more and more as the time sped by.
Gitanjali
7
Time sped by with all the old easy interchange of half-earnest nonsense.
An Original Belle
8
Weeks sped by, and no news was heard of the ill-fated Patriot.
Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 2
9
So the hours sped by, and at length we reached our destination.
With Those Who Wait
10
Siren blaring, lights aflash, an ambulance sped by me and kept going.
After midnight
11
Those whetted shafts, sped by that strong-armed hero, are destroying his enemies.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
12
To his astonishment the minutes sped by without any knock at the door.
Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis; Or, Leaders of the Second...
13
Instead, the mountain scene sped by just outside the window of the train.
Vrin: ten mortal gods
14
The maze of tree-trunks as they sped by conveyed no threat of danger.
The Forfeit
15
Thither he sped by the handy railway and a timely train.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 3
16
As the seconds sped by I tried to find some excuses.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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