speed vs cannonball along

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

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

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

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

speed (noun)	cannonball along (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

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