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    up to speed

    US /ʌp tu spid/

    ・

    UK /ʌp tu: spi:d/

    A1
    adj.AdjectiveFully informed; aware of the latest information
    I need to get you up to speed on the latest developments.

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    Curfew begins in LA as California governor attacks Trump for 'inflaming' protests | BBC News

    09:37Curfew begins in LA as California governor attacks Trump for 'inflaming' protests | BBC News
    • Kyle, thanks very much for getting us up to speed with those latest details now that the curfew has been put into place.

      Kyle, thanks very much for getting us up to speed with those latest details now that the curfew has been put into place.

    • Carla, thanks very much for getting us up to speed with those latest details now that the curfew has been put into place.

      Carla, thanks very much for getting us up to speed with those latest details now that the curfew has been put into place.

    B1

    The Bizarre History of Gasoline | WheelHouse

    06:33The Bizarre History of Gasoline | WheelHouse
    • While you're at it, check out this episode of Wheelhouse right here, and check out this sick episode of Up to Speed right around here.

      While you're at it, check out this episode of Wheelhouse right here, and check out this sick episode of Up to Speed right around here.

    • and check out this sick episode of Up to Speed right around here.

      and check out this sick episode of Up to Speed right around here.

    B1

    How a Language Experiment Ruined My Childhood

    03:00How a Language Experiment Ruined My Childhood
    • Now as an adult, my English is up to speed, I think, and I'm beginning to take a little more pride in my language background. But would I want to put my future children through my childhood struggles even if it works out in the end?

      Now as an adult, my English is up to speed, I think, and I'm beginning to take a little more pride in my language background. But would I want to put my future children through my childhood struggles even if it works out in the end?

    • Now as an adult, my English is up to speed, I think,

      Now as an adult, my English is up to speed, I think,

    B1

    Gordon Ramsay Makes a Mexican Street Food Favorite

    04:24Gordon Ramsay Makes a Mexican Street Food Favorite
    • I've got up to speed with an amazing mole.

      I've got up to speed with an amazing mole.

    • I've got up to speed with an amazing Molly.

      I've got up to speed with an amazing Molly.

    B1

    45 Minutes of SpongeBob Food Foolery! 🍔 | @SpongeBobOfficial

    47:3345 Minutes of SpongeBob Food Foolery! 🍔 | @SpongeBobOfficial
    • Looks like you might need to find some slickening solutions so your marbles can get up to speed today.

      Looks like you might need to find some slickening solutions so your marbles can get up to speed today.

    • Looks like you might need to find some slicken egg solution so your marbles can get up to speed today.

      Looks like you might need to find some slicken egg solution so your marbles can get up to speed today.

    B2

    The Business of English - Episode 7: A report on progress

    10:02The Business of English - Episode 7: A report on progress
    • to report on progress and bring us up to date and up to speed. Barbara?

      to report on progress and bring us up to date and up to speed. Barbara?

    • I've asked Barbara to report on progress and bring us up to date and up to speed.

      I've asked Barbara to report on progress and bring us up to date and up to speed.

    A2

    The benefits of exercise for longevity

    12:40The benefits of exercise for longevity
    • Have been in that situation Exercise really is the is the king of of interventions so you alluded to Something that is one of my favorite topics, which is called the centenarian decathlon so And again, I realize that some people have read the book and they understand what this means or they've heard me talk about it But again, the purpose of this podcast I think is to make sure that someone who's new Maybe maybe gets up to speed on this or it's a refresher for someone so The centenarian decathlon is an idea that came to me in the summer of 2018 and it's It's an idea that Occurred in an instant, but it was really the result of many years probably four years of suffering so to speak so The the suffering started in at the end of 2014 when I decided to stop competitively cycling and Not only did I stop cycling, but I was not gonna go back to any other sport So I was not going to be competing anymore in Masters swimming Cycling obviously had no desire to go back and compete in boxing or martial arts or anything like that basically, I was I was done competing and All I wanted to do was exercise for the sake of exercise and this for me at least was a bizarre Foreign idea because from the age of 13 until that point in time, which was 41 or 42 I had never Trained without a specific purpose Every single rep every single lap every single pedal stroke everything I ever did was always geared towards a purpose and Now for the first time ever I was kind of like, huh, what should I do today?

      Have been in that situation Exercise really is the is the king of of interventions so you alluded to Something that is one of my favorite topics, which is called the centenarian decathlon so And again, I realize that some people have read the book and they understand what this means or they've heard me talk about it But again, the purpose of this podcast I think is to make sure that someone who's new Maybe maybe gets up to speed on this or it's a refresher for someone so The centenarian decathlon is an idea that came to me in the summer of 2018 and it's It's an idea that Occurred in an instant, but it was really the result of many years probably four years of suffering so to speak so The the suffering started in at the end of 2014 when I decided to stop competitively cycling and Not only did I stop cycling, but I was not gonna go back to any other sport So I was not going to be competing anymore in Masters swimming Cycling obviously had no desire to go back and compete in boxing or martial arts or anything like that basically, I was I was done competing and All I wanted to do was exercise for the sake of exercise and this for me at least was a bizarre Foreign idea because from the age of 13 until that point in time, which was 41 or 42 I had never Trained without a specific purpose Every single rep every single lap every single pedal stroke everything I ever did was always geared towards a purpose and Now for the first time ever I was kind of like, huh, what should I do today?

    • But again, the purpose of this podcast, I think, is to make sure that someone who's new, um, maybe, maybe gets up to speed on this, or it's a refresher for someone.

      But again, the purpose of this podcast, I think, is to make sure that someone who's new, um, maybe, maybe gets up to speed on this, or it's a refresher for someone.

    B1

    Sugar by Maroon 5 - Guitar Lesson (NO CAPO)

    05:20Sugar by Maroon 5 - Guitar Lesson (NO CAPO)
    • so I'll play it a couple times slowly, and then I'll play it up to speed, alright? So:

      so I'll play it a couple times slowly, and then I'll play it up to speed, alright? So:

    • Cool? And then up to speed it sounds like this:

      Cool? And then up to speed it sounds like this:

    B1

    5 QUICK TIPS FOR LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE!

    07:235 QUICK TIPS FOR LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE!
    • and you're kind of checking everybody else's progress to see if you are up to speed,

      and you're kind of checking everybody else's progress to see if you are up to speed,

    • and you're kind of checking everybody else's progress to see if you are up to speed, and

      and you're kind of checking everybody else's progress to see if you are up to speed, and

    A2

    BUSINESS ENGLISH 25 FAST TOP ENGLISH PHRASES FOR ADVANCED FLUENCY

    08:19BUSINESS ENGLISH 25 FAST TOP ENGLISH PHRASES FOR ADVANCED FLUENCY
    • Next bring me up to speed means give me an executive summary or a quick

      Next bring me up to speed means give me an executive summary or a quick

    • Review of a topic before our meeting could you bring me up to speed on how our?

      Review of a topic before our meeting could you bring me up to speed on how our?

    A2