speed (v.) Copy link Outline 1. sĕcundo, 12. fortūno, 1 • speed (v.): i. e. to render prosperous: 1. sĕcundo, 1: to s. any one's course, alicui iter s., Prop.: may the gods s. our undertakings! di nostra incepta secundent, Virg. Aen. 7, 259. 2. fortūno, 1: the gods will s. your plans, di fortunabunt vostra consilia, Pl. Trin. 2, 4, 175: Cic. Ep. For speed = to use s., v. hasten.