top speed

This page is about the collocation top speed

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

the fastest speed that something can travel at

For example

  • What's this car's top speed?

  • A cheetah's top speed is usually around sixty miles per hour.

Quick Quiz

If you're riding a motorbike at top speed, you

a. can't go any faster

b. can't go much faster

c. can't go all that fast
a) can't go any faster b) can't go much faster c) can't go all that fast

Contributor: Matt Errey