"upon one's speed" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} upon one's speed, {{en-PP}} upon one's speed
  1. (obsolete) At speed; moving rapidly. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: upon the speed, at the speed, at one's speed, on one's speed, on the speed
    Sense id: en-upon_one's_speed-en-prep_phrase-pgxiS9VA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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