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

New high-speed rail corridors are running parallel to the existing coastal lines. — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Senna died after a high-speed crash at the Imola circuit in northern Italy, in 1994, at the age of thirty-four. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Boom Supersonic, a US aerospace company best known for developing the Overture supersonic passenger airliner, has unveiled its first 14,000-pound turbine core, designed to support both high-speed aircraft and natural gas power generation. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

The test flight was conducted in support of the company's development of advanced high-speed interceptor drones, including the gathering of aerothermal and electrical data. — David Szondy october 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 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