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Godspeed

(uncountable) The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; (countable) a statement expressing this.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable) The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; (countable) a statement expressing this.

Origin: Univerbation of God speed, elliptical for God speed you, where speed carries the archaic sense “help, further, cause to prosper”. Compare God bless, God damn. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Morrissey - "godspeed (black hole mix)"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “someone bought book 2 of my scifi series and started reading book 3 in KU. I do not think they grabbed book 1 at any point. Godspeed reader. I wish you the best. All my characters are aliens and I don't explain a damn thing by book 2. www.amazon.com/dp/B09JKQ5RJ...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “That fucking G Strep ACTUALLY almost killed me (along with me being headed) so godspeed”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “girl that ain't even close to enough, but godspeed”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Godspeed… (but also, what is “Sid Meier’s C.P.U. Bach”??????? The 3DO is my favorite fictional console.)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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