Entry 22 · the alphabet of motion

V

Velocity

The speed at which an animated value is changing per unit time.

CSS @keyframes · velocity

The long entry

Velocity is the first derivative of position. When you spec an animation by 'velocity-out' rather than 'duration', you are telling the engine to move at a constant rate of change rather than fitting the move into a fixed window. Springs, by definition, are velocity-driven: you set physics, not time.