54.11. gy. B2 (példák)

pace noun /peɪs/ tempó, iram (átv. is) (gyaloglásé, forgalomé, változásé, eseményé, stb.) [U]

a slow/fast pace

I don't like the pace of modern life.

These changes seem to be happening at too fast a pace.

speed noun /spiːd/ 2 nagy sebesség, nagy gyorsaság [U]

I get a real thrill from speed.

He put on a sudden burst of speed.

Both cars were travelling at speed when the accident happened.

rapid adjective /ˈræp.ɪd/ gyors

The 2010s were a period of rapid change/growth.

sudden adjective /ˈsʌd.ən/ váratlan; hirtelen

His sudden death at the age of 53 came as a terrible shock to her.

There was a sudden change in their plans.

And Angie's leaving work in two weeks? It's a bit sudden, isn't it.

rapidly adverb /ˈræp.ɪd.li/ gyorsan

Prices have increased rapidly in the last few months.

sharply adverb /ˈʃɑː.pli/ hirtelen; élesen, meredeken

Inflation has risen/fallen sharply.

His health improved/deteriorated sharply this week.

Phrasal verbs:

slow down/up ↔ (sb/sth) /sləʊ/ lassul, lelassul; lassít, lelassít; késleltet

Slow down, you two, you're walking too fast!

If I run with Christina she tends to slow me down.

We slowed up when we saw the police.

Phrases and idioms:

all of a sudden váratlanul; hirtelen

All of a sudden, he came bursting in through the door.

from/out of nowhere (hirtelen) a semmiből

The car came out of nowhere and we had to brake to miss it.

in the first place elsőként, kezdetkor, mindjárt a legelején; először is (felsorolás elején használva)

Why did you invite her in the first place?