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The phrase "affect the speed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing how one factor influences the rate of progress or performance of something.
Example: "The weather conditions can significantly affect the speed of the delivery."
Alternatives: "influence the speed" or "impact the speed".
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A. Several factors can affect the speed of Microsoft Word.
The case could affect the speed at which Uber's self-driving efforts come to market.
New rules on pit road may also affect the speed of pit stops.
"There's a glide path to oblivion, and you can affect the speed of the decline.
"What's happening now may affect the speed at which we complete this final phase," he said in an interview.
The company also uses traffic studies to judge how weather might affect the speed of cars on a given road.
The readiness rank weights portions of the economy, governance and society that affect the speed and efficiency of adaptation projects.
The greatest changes in temperature and salinity with depth that affect the speed of sound are found near the surface.
Noise does not usually affect the speed at which work is performed; it may increase the number of errors, however.
Crosscurrents or winds continually drive the craft off course, and those along the course affect the speed and the distance run over the ground beneath.
The temperature and density of water affect the speed at which sound waves travel through it, and allowances have to be made for variations in these properties.
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