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

What starts as harmless tailing quickly evolves into something much more dangerous — Bret’s high-speed pursuit isn’t subtle, and Robert turns the tables on him by pulling over and then tapping Bret’s Mercedes 450SL from behind. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

Many of those innovations later found their way into the SR-71 and continue to influence high-speed aerospace engineering today. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

The night charging need not be expensive high-speed charging. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

According to officials, an autopsy revealed that McCloskey had suffered multiple blunt force injuries equivalent to those seen in a high-speed vehicle crash. — ABC News, 5 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