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
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In July, a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 40 ended in a ramming maneuver by a trooper that left a suspect, a West Memphis man, dead and another trooper injured.
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
The coiling and curving interiors enclose private rehearsal spaces equipped with precision acoustics and high-speed connectivity for remote learning.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
The high-speed hair dryer rotates from a 90-degree angle to a 180-degree line — which is when things get interesting.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
For those unfamiliar, 3D V-Cache allows AMD to stack additional cache (high-speed, short-term memory) directly onto its CPU.
—Monica Chin, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
On the government side, Renne pointed to California’s effort to build a high-speed rail system.
—Terry Spencer, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
While rural and suburban commuters see interstates as a daily connection to work, urban entertainment and high-speed crosstown connectors, the freeways also are key to the nation's economy.
—Mark Nichols, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
The only thing to note is that the town doesn’t technically offer high-speed internet.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023
The last fatal police shooting in Providence was six years ago, when five Providence officers and four state troopers shot and killed a driver and wounded a passenger after a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 95, during which the driver was ramming his truck into other vehicles.
—Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
The coiling and curving interiors enclose private rehearsal spaces equipped with precision acoustics and high-speed connectivity for remote learning.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
The high-speed hair dryer rotates from a 90-degree angle to a 180-degree line — which is when things get interesting.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
For those unfamiliar, 3D V-Cache allows AMD to stack additional cache (high-speed, short-term memory) directly onto its CPU.
—Monica Chin, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
On the government side, Renne pointed to California’s effort to build a high-speed rail system.
—Terry Spencer, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
While rural and suburban commuters see interstates as a daily connection to work, urban entertainment and high-speed crosstown connectors, the freeways also are key to the nation's economy.
—Mark Nichols, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
The only thing to note is that the town doesn’t technically offer high-speed internet.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023
The last fatal police shooting in Providence was six years ago, when five Providence officers and four state troopers shot and killed a driver and wounded a passenger after a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 95, during which the driver was ramming his truck into other vehicles.
—Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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high-speed
adjective-ˈspēd
: going or made for operation at high speed
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