Godspeedn.

Brit.

/ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/, U.S.

/ˌɡɑdˈspid/

Forms:

α. See god n. and speed v.

β. 1700s– God's speed, 1700s– Gods speed.

Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: God speed at speed v. 6b(b).

Etymology: < God speed at speed v. 6b(b) (compare god n. and int. Phrases 1c(a)). In β. forms with reinterpretation of the first element as the genitive of god n.

1. An utterance of ‘God speed’ (see speed v. 6b(b)). Chiefly in to bid (or wish) a person Godspeed: to express a wish for the success of a person who is setting out on some journey or enterprise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > wish one success

to bid (or wish) a person Godspeed?a1500

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 262 in Poems (1981) 14 This burges brocht thame sone quhare thay suld be. Withowt God speid thair herberie wes tane.

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 327 in Poems (1981) 16 Quhen in come Gib Hunter..And bad God speid.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 John f. ccc Yff there come eny vnto you and brynge not this learnynge, him receave not to housse: nether bid hym god spede.

1622 W. Hinde Office & Vse Morall Law Pref. 7 I know not the man that will stand with you, strike one stroake for you, or bid you so much as God speed in this cause.

1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 161 The fourth, bid them God speed .

1776 J. Wesley Jrnl. 24 May in Extract from Jrnl. (1788) XVIII. 15 Every one seems to bid us God speed!

1798 Analyt. Rev. Apr. 373 We heartily wish him God's speed, and offer him our warmest approbation.

1841 Colonial Mag. 5 372/2 No one will deny to them the wish of Godspeed.

1865 J. R. Lowell in N. Amer. Rev. July 205 Every humane and generous heart..has wished us God-speed.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 300 Fulvius..marching by inner lines, amidst a population who bade him God-speed, managed to reach Rome [etc.].

1963 Times 10 May 4/3 A puntabout at Twickenham..afforded an opportunity to bid godspeed..to England's Rugby football team.

1993 P. Ackroyd House of Dr. Dee (1994) v. 211 We had just shot the bridge..when I heard someone salute me and bid me God-speed.

2007 Washington Times 13 June Roger Wicker..was on hand to bid Godspeed to the class of 70 young House pages who have served in the U.S. Congress.

a. As a count noun. A parting wish for a person's success or welfare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > a wish for success

Godspeed1580

1580 A. Saker Narbonus ii. 115 Let him passe without a god speede, and come by them thryce, ere hee bee bidden drinke once.

1647 G. Hughes Væ-Euge-Tuba 33 His prime Ministers would not vouchsafe a God-speed to such as those.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse v. 90 Ay, but there must be more than a God speed, or your Charity won't be worth a farthing.

1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins I. x. 91 I set out (with a God's Speed) on my Expedition.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. viii. 90 Three hearty cheers from all hands followed us,—a God-speed as we pushed off.

1887 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne vi Old Sampson bade the stranger a God-speed on his journey.

1941 H. R. Knickerbocker Is Tomorrow Hitler's? iii. 177 Mr. Churchill comes to the driveway to see him off with a handshake and a Godspeed.

2007 Philadelphia Daily News (Nexis) 21 Nov. 4 Negotiations generally close out with a godspeed and good luck.

b. As a mass noun. The bestowal of good wishes, esp. at parting.

ΚΠ

1861 in F. Moore Rebellion Rec. I. 345/1 Indeed, words, except those of Godspeed and loving and prayerful eulogy in behalf of the dead, are idle now.

1889 G. Brownell Pure Homœopathy Defined 11/1 Dr. H. C. Allen, editor of the Medical Advance, sends a few words of Godspeed.

1901 E. L. Godkin Let. 1 Nov. in W. M. Armstrong Gilded Age xii. 545 I regret that I cannot do more than send a line of Godspeed to the paper.

1918 Crisis Apr. 277/2 The lawyer who makes a public address of godspeed.

1989 C. D. Erickson Participating in Worship iii. 31 Upon the occasion of a leave-taking, the Peace may be transformed into a spontaneous gesture of Godspeed.

3. figurative. The critical part or juncture of something; the last moment. Chiefly in in the Godspeed of. Cf. in the Godspeed at Phrases 1. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun]

endc1000

endingc1000

finea1300

conclusion1382

ooc1384

close1399

finance1449

terminationc1500

last?1520

winding up1560

wind-up1573

wind-up-all1573

conclusure1578

clause1581

upshot1582

desinence1598

omega1599

Godspeed1606

finis1682

finale1786

finish1790

tie-up1829

Z1877

curtains1912

taps1917

1606 J. Day Ile of Guls sig. G4 But and I come to the godspeed ont, ile tel em ont soundly.

a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 672 The best of the Jews that came to the God-speed of this days work, profest ignorance, and knew not what to make of it.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 33 This was the God-speed and the Good-speed of his Disputation.

1849 C. White in Illustr. Parlour Misc. 322 Whin at the God's speed, jist as they war sittin' down to their supper, who'd cum up to the doore but a fine slashing fello' ov a begger?

1863 W. H. Russell Running Blockade 137 But just upon the Godspeed of it, and when it seemed that they could not for many days longer delay returning in ballast to Cardiff, a parcel arrived.

1934 F. Palmer Bliss, Peacemaker xvii. 166 Drinking stirrup cups and waving flags in the godspeed of an au revoir which we knew, in many instances, meant farewell.

1945 F. Thompson Lark Rise to Candleford xix. 292 I udn't mind seeing her come in when I was in the godspeed of washday, and that's saying something.

Phrases

†P1. in the Godspeed: in the nick of time. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adverb] > in or at a critical moment

in the Godspeed1667

critically1689

crucially1879

1667 R. L'Estrange tr. F. de Quevedo Visions 247 But a Devil came in just in the God-speed, and told them [etc.].

1687 R. L'Estrange Brief Hist. Times I. 19 But just in the Godspeed, the Plot was Discover'd.

1789 tr. C. de Mouhy Fortunate Country Maid (new ed.) III. 153 Had not the Curate interposed in the Godspeed, the Inn-keeper had certainly crippled him.

1803 M. Charlton Wife & Mistress (ed. 2) II. 248 So the old housekeeper, she comes in, in the God's speed.

P2. Originally Irish English. the back of Godspeed: a remote or isolated place; = the back of beyond at beyond adv., prep., and n. Phrases 7. Also attributive as back-of-Godspeed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > distant parts > a remote or inaccessible place

out-place1530

inaccessibilities1651

inaccessible1792

the back of beyond1816

hardscrabble1821

the back of Godspeed1827

out-of-the-way1971

1827 Lady Morgan O'Briens & O'Flahertys II. 38 It's like the house that Jack built at the back of God's speed.

1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne I. v. 124 If I don't leave you at the back of God-speed before long, I'll give you the mare and the horse too.

1911 G. B. Shaw Getting Married in Doctor's Dilemma 278 And what do you see there, at the back of Godspeed?

1974 Irish Times 21 Jan. 11 Young couples who have been forced out to suburbs, which they regard as the back of Godspeed.

1988 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Dec. Pola is a back-of-Godspeed place—a naval Siberia.

Compounds

General attributive, as God-speed dinner, God-speed party, etc. Cf. farewell n. 4.

ΚΠ

1859 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 1 Jan. 65/1 There was the usual ‘God speed’ banquet on board the steamer.

1867 Athenæum 26 Oct. 539/1 Lord Lytton will preside at a Godspeed dinner to be given to Mr. Charles Dickens, on Saturday, next week, November 2.

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember II. vii. 127 I went, and the God-speed party was a very pleasant one.

1996 R. S. Edgecombe Two Poets Oxf. Movement v. 215 They begin with a prompemptikon or Godspeed wish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	godspeed
释义	Godspeedn. Brit. /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/, U.S. /ˌɡɑdˈspid/ Forms: α. See god n. and speed v. β. 1700s– God's speed, 1700s– Gods speed. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: God speed at speed v. 6b(b). Etymology: < God speed at speed v. 6b(b) (compare god n. and int. Phrases 1c(a)). In β. forms with reinterpretation of the first element as the genitive of god n. 1. An utterance of ‘God speed’ (see speed v. 6b(b)). Chiefly in to bid (or wish) a person Godspeed: to express a wish for the success of a person who is setting out on some journey or enterprise. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > wish one success to bid (or wish) a person Godspeed?a1500 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 262 in Poems (1981) 14 This burges brocht thame sone quhare thay suld be. Withowt God speid thair herberie wes tane. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 327 in Poems (1981) 16 Quhen in come Gib Hunter..And bad God speid. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 John f. ccc Yff there come eny vnto you and brynge not this learnynge, him receave not to housse: nether bid hym god spede. 1622 W. Hinde Office & Vse Morall Law Pref. 7 I know not the man that will stand with you, strike one stroake for you, or bid you so much as God speed in this cause. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 161 The fourth, bid them God speed . View more context for this quotation 1776 J. Wesley Jrnl. 24 May in Extract from Jrnl. (1788) XVIII. 15 Every one seems to bid us God speed! 1798 Analyt. Rev. Apr. 373 We heartily wish him God's speed, and offer him our warmest approbation. 1841 Colonial Mag. 5 372/2 No one will deny to them the wish of Godspeed. 1865 J. R. Lowell in N. Amer. Rev. July 205 Every humane and generous heart..has wished us God-speed. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 300 Fulvius..marching by inner lines, amidst a population who bade him God-speed, managed to reach Rome [etc.]. 1963 Times 10 May 4/3 A puntabout at Twickenham..afforded an opportunity to bid godspeed..to England's Rugby football team. 1993 P. Ackroyd House of Dr. Dee (1994) v. 211 We had just shot the bridge..when I heard someone salute me and bid me God-speed. 2007 Washington Times 13 June Roger Wicker..was on hand to bid Godspeed to the class of 70 young House pages who have served in the U.S. Congress. 2. a. As a count noun. A parting wish for a person's success or welfare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > a wish for success Godspeed1580 1580 A. Saker Narbonus ii. 115 Let him passe without a god speede, and come by them thryce, ere hee bee bidden drinke once. 1647 G. Hughes Væ-Euge-Tuba 33 His prime Ministers would not vouchsafe a God-speed to such as those. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse v. 90 Ay, but there must be more than a God speed, or your Charity won't be worth a farthing. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins I. x. 91 I set out (with a God's Speed) on my Expedition. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. viii. 90 Three hearty cheers from all hands followed us,—a God-speed as we pushed off. 1887 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne vi Old Sampson bade the stranger a God-speed on his journey. 1941 H. R. Knickerbocker Is Tomorrow Hitler's? iii. 177 Mr. Churchill comes to the driveway to see him off with a handshake and a Godspeed. 2007 Philadelphia Daily News (Nexis) 21 Nov. 4 Negotiations generally close out with a godspeed and good luck. b. As a mass noun. The bestowal of good wishes, esp. at parting. ΚΠ 1861 in F. Moore Rebellion Rec. I. 345/1 Indeed, words, except those of Godspeed and loving and prayerful eulogy in behalf of the dead, are idle now. 1889 G. Brownell Pure Homœopathy Defined 11/1 Dr. H. C. Allen, editor of the Medical Advance, sends a few words of Godspeed. 1901 E. L. Godkin Let. 1 Nov. in W. M. Armstrong Gilded Age xii. 545 I regret that I cannot do more than send a line of Godspeed to the paper. 1918 Crisis Apr. 277/2 The lawyer who makes a public address of godspeed. 1989 C. D. Erickson Participating in Worship iii. 31 Upon the occasion of a leave-taking, the Peace may be transformed into a spontaneous gesture of Godspeed. 3. figurative. The critical part or juncture of something; the last moment. Chiefly in in the Godspeed of. Cf. in the Godspeed at Phrases 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] endc1000 endingc1000 finea1300 conclusion1382 ooc1384 close1399 finance1449 terminationc1500 last?1520 winding up1560 wind-up1573 wind-up-all1573 conclusure1578 clause1581 upshot1582 desinence1598 omega1599 Godspeed1606 finis1682 finale1786 finish1790 tie-up1829 Z1877 curtains1912 taps1917 1606 J. Day Ile of Guls sig. G4 But and I come to the godspeed ont, ile tel em ont soundly. a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 672 The best of the Jews that came to the God-speed of this days work, profest ignorance, and knew not what to make of it. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 33 This was the God-speed and the Good-speed of his Disputation. 1849 C. White in Illustr. Parlour Misc. 322 Whin at the God's speed, jist as they war sittin' down to their supper, who'd cum up to the doore but a fine slashing fello' ov a begger? 1863 W. H. Russell Running Blockade 137 But just upon the Godspeed of it, and when it seemed that they could not for many days longer delay returning in ballast to Cardiff, a parcel arrived. 1934 F. Palmer Bliss, Peacemaker xvii. 166 Drinking stirrup cups and waving flags in the godspeed of an au revoir which we knew, in many instances, meant farewell. 1945 F. Thompson Lark Rise to Candleford xix. 292 I udn't mind seeing her come in when I was in the godspeed of washday, and that's saying something. Phrases †P1. in the Godspeed: in the nick of time. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adverb] > in or at a critical moment in the Godspeed1667 critically1689 crucially1879 1667 R. L'Estrange tr. F. de Quevedo Visions 247 But a Devil came in just in the God-speed, and told them [etc.]. 1687 R. L'Estrange Brief Hist. Times I. 19 But just in the Godspeed, the Plot was Discover'd. 1789 tr. C. de Mouhy Fortunate Country Maid (new ed.) III. 153 Had not the Curate interposed in the Godspeed, the Inn-keeper had certainly crippled him. 1803 M. Charlton Wife & Mistress (ed. 2) II. 248 So the old housekeeper, she comes in, in the God's speed. P2. Originally Irish English. the back of Godspeed: a remote or isolated place; = the back of beyond at beyond adv., prep., and n. Phrases 7. Also attributive as back-of-Godspeed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > distant parts > a remote or inaccessible place out-place1530 inaccessibilities1651 inaccessible1792 the back of beyond1816 hardscrabble1821 the back of Godspeed1827 out-of-the-way1971 1827 Lady Morgan O'Briens & O'Flahertys II. 38 It's like the house that Jack built at the back of God's speed. 1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne I. v. 124 If I don't leave you at the back of God-speed before long, I'll give you the mare and the horse too. 1911 G. B. Shaw Getting Married in Doctor's Dilemma 278 And what do you see there, at the back of Godspeed? 1974 Irish Times 21 Jan. 11 Young couples who have been forced out to suburbs, which they regard as the back of Godspeed. 1988 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Dec. Pola is a back-of-Godspeed place—a naval Siberia. Compounds General attributive, as God-speed dinner, God-speed party, etc. Cf. farewell n. 4. ΚΠ 1859 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 1 Jan. 65/1 There was the usual ‘God speed’ banquet on board the steamer. 1867 Athenæum 26 Oct. 539/1 Lord Lytton will preside at a Godspeed dinner to be given to Mr. Charles Dickens, on Saturday, next week, November 2. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember II. vii. 127 I went, and the God-speed party was a very pleasant one. 1996 R. S. Edgecombe Two Poets Oxf. Movement v. 215 They begin with a prompemptikon or Godspeed wish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1500
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