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

The danger comes as drivers hunt for limited street parking, often making their own way, and beachgoers cross four lanes of high-speed traffic. — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Unlike conventional vehicles, robotaxis depend on dozens of interconnected electronic control units, high-speed networking, cloud connectivity, GPS, cameras, lidar, radar and AI models that continuously interpret the world around them. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

The infrastructure sector can no longer support new, unnecessary high-speed rail lines in third-tier cities. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

The team also developed software to model radiation around a high-speed vehicle. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

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