Powers granted by the Speed Force typically include superhuman speed and associated resistances, reflexes, and senses; the ability to control the rate at which one's molecules move in order to pass between the atomic structure of other substances; and accessing the Speed Force itself as a sort of quasi-dimension that lets users move throughout time.

While some Speedsters have an infusion of the Speed Force throughout their being, others rely on meditating on or reciting a specific formulaic equation representative of its nature in order to establish a temporary connectoin. The villain Eobard Thawne created an artificial cancerous warping of the Speed Force he termed the Negative Speed Force, which grants powers including the ability to negate or drain Speed, alter the user's physical age, and absorb memories. Users of both the normal and Negative Speed Force have a sensitivity to users of similar cosmic forces, including the Still Force