In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, there is a scene where Scotty arrives on the bridge with the fatally wounded body of a crewman. In the next scene, they are in sickbay (why he didn't just take him to sickbay directly, I'll never know).
During that scene, the crewman says his dying words to Kirk:
Crewman: Is the word given, Admiral?
Kirk: The word is given. Warp speed.
Crewman: Aye. (He breathes his last death and dies)
What is the meaning of this phrase "is the word given"? And why is it so important to the crewman that this is his dying breath?
