Godspeed

Meaning

Intj

Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.

Noun

1. (literary, uncountable) The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; (countable) a statement expressing this.
2. (archaic, countable, figuratively, literary, uncountable) Chiefly in in the Godspeed of: the most important part of something, or point at which something happens; also, the last minute or last moment.
3. (countable, figuratively, literary, uncountable) In back of Godspeed: a distant, remote, or unknown place.

Synonyms

goodbye

👋

good luck

Translations

بِالتَوْفِيق

فِي مَعِيَّة اللّٰه

viel Erfolg

κατευόδιο

bon courage

bonne chance

Godspeed

que Dieu soit avec toi/vous

succes

ga met God

jornada cumprida com êxito

vai com Deus

buena suerte

buen viaje

vaya con Dios

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: god spede

Inherited from Old English: god

Inherited from Old English: spēdan

In summary

From Middle English God spede, short for God spede þe, God spede yow, etc., from God + spede, singular subjunctive form of speden (“to help, further, cause to prosper”), equivalent to God + speed. Compare God bless, God damn.