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

Its airframe is built largely from titanium and titanium alloys to withstand the extreme temperatures generated during sustained high-speed flight. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Hilton proposed cutting taxes on the first $150,000 of income, paid for by eliminating high-speed rail funding, and floated building 10 new cities. — Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Consider a high-speed depalletizer feeding a packing station. — Allan Malcolm, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Harry has continued pressing for protection, often drawing comparisons of what his wife has faced with that of his mother, Diana, who died in 1997 in a high-speed car crash while paparazzi were following her. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 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