The hours sped away as they talked until the grandfather clock in the corner chimed again.

It was hard to say just how long she waited and watched, a deep sense of disappointment growing inside her as the hours sped by.

The 100 mile an hour speed the plane was able to reach was said to have put an enormous strain on its propeller.

Another half hour sped by as the bucking ship forced its way through the terrific field in space.

I hanged them every one before an hour had sped.

The hours have sped away and he knows not where to find me.

And as the hours quickly sped, a lunch before his love he spread.

The hours sped by and there was no news yet of that elusive Pimpernel.

The hours sped on; we could see the sun mounting the heavens and then start on its descent.

The hours of evening, when we were once curtained in the friendly dark, sped lightly.