cannonball along vs speed

cannonball along is not a noun while speed is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cannonball along	No	No	Yes	No
speed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cannonball along and speed are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cannonball along include belt along, bucket along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, step on it.

cannonball along (noun)	speed (noun)
	changing location rapidly
	a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
	the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
	distance travelled per unit time

cannonball along (verb)	speed (verb)
move hurridly	move faster
	cause to move faster
	move very fast
	travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
	move hurridly