Meaning of up to speed | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Fully informed; current.
   idiomatic
2. Functioning adequately.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Is Mary up to speed⟳ on the situation in Kuala Lumpur?”

“And I don't happen⟳ to recollect whether I did bring⟳ her up to speed⟳ on what Bert was asking for and so forth.”

“In recent weeks, the only way to get⟳ up to speed⟳ with WallStreetBets would have⟳ been through full immersion, absorbing comments about “tendies” and “diamond hands” and “holding the line” until you worked up the nerve to post⟳ the group’s most beloved slogan for yourself: “We like⟳ the stock⟳.””

“It may take⟳ the new hires a week or two to be brought up to speed⟳ on the system.”

“IBM has begun a program⟳ to better educate⟳ its sales force⟳, Reiswig said, but admits it could take⟳ as long as six months to bring⟳ them up to speed⟳.”

“It takes time after the anesthesia for the muscles to get⟳ up to speed⟳, so your stomach and intestines may not be functioning normally yet and you won’t be able to eat⟳.”

“For new hires joining your teams as software engineers, pair programming is a great way to bring⟳ them up to speed⟳. It helps them ease into your codebase with a helpful in-the-moment guide⟳, and it helps to share⟳ tribal knowledge and the technical practices that you want⟳ to be consistent across your codebase.”

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