idiom (adjective phrase) · neutral
be up to speed
/bi ʌp tuː spiːd/be·up·to·SPEED
to have the latest information or to be working at the required level of knowledge or performance
Examples
“Make sure the new hires are up to speed before they start client work.”
“I need a quick update so I'm up to speed on the project.”
“After training, the interns were up to speed and ready to contribute.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before assigning client responsibilities, the manager ensured every team member was up to speed on the latest protocols.”
Collocations
- get someone up to speed
- bring someone up to speed
Word family
Common mistakes
be up to the speed→be up to speed
get up to the speed→get up to speed
Say it for a higher band
5know→6be informed→7+be up to speed
Synonyms
come up to speed
Easily confused
bring someone up to speed
“Can you bring me up to speed on last week's meeting?”
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