Word before dating or skating (5)

I believe the answer is:

speed

(Other definitions for speed that I've seen before include "Hasten" , "Rapidity of movement" , "The going rate" , "Rate of progress" , "Swiftness" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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