ir a gran velocidad

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to speed
El muchacho iba a gran velocidad bajando la cuesta en su bici.The boy was speeding down the hill on his bike.
b. to bucket
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Iban a gran velocidad por la carretera cuando se largó a llover.They were bucketing along the motorway when it started to rain.
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