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v-uh-LOS-uh-tee/vəˈlɒsəti/

Velocity is speed in a particular direction; in commentary, how fast something is moving: escape velocity, the velocity of a campaign. Speed is everyday and has no direction; a press pack is comms, not a lifted embargo.

Meaning

Speed in a particular direction; in commentary, the rate at which something moves.

Examples

• “Velocity of the press pack does not lift the embargo.”
• “Speed is everyday. Pace is a cousin. A pack is a mailing. Midnight is a clock. Wait for the lift; then send.”

Good to know

Speed in a given direction. Everyday: speed. A fast pack ≠ a lifted embargo.

Near in meaning

speed

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