high-speed

adjective

ˈhī-ˈspēd 

1

: operated or adapted for operation at high speed

2

: relating to the production of short-exposure photographs of rapidly moving objects or events of short duration

Examples of high-speed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Apart from being the most intense solar flare of 2025 to date, the X-class flare also unleashed a stream of high-speed protons and other energetic particles toward our planet, something very few solar flares do. —Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025

The Marty Supreme actor, 29, stars in Lucid Motors' new ad for electric sedan Lucid Air Sapphire, which features the brand’s global ambassador in a high-speed interview with New York Knicks players Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson. —Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025

Board the Shinkansen bullet train for a high-speed journey to Kyoto. —Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025

Sensors linked to the laser include thermal imagers, high-speed steering mirrors, and precision tracking equipment designed to keep the beam locked on targets despite ship motion and environmental conditions. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for high-speed

• accede
• agreed
• airspeed
• alkyd
• bindweed
• chickweed
• concede
• decreed
• duckweed
• exceed
• flaxseed
• impede

Kids Definition

high-speed

adjective

-ˈspēd

: going or made for operation at high speed