Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Speedy \Speed"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Speedier}; superl.
   {Speediest}.] [AS. sp[=e]dyg.]
   Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in
   motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot.

         I will wish her speedy strength.         --Shak.

         Darts, which not the good could shun, The speedy ould
         outfly.                                  --Dryden.

Source : WordNet®

speedy
     adj 1: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving
            with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a
            speedy errand boy" [syn: {rapid}]
     2: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make
        friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident";
        "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy
        recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: {quick}]
     [also: {speediest}, {speedier}]