superfast

adjective

su·​per·​fast ˌsü-pər-ˈfast How to pronounce superfast (audio)
: extremely fast
superfast speeds
superfast travel

Examples of superfast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pacing the darkened stage in a black leather jacket, jeans and sneakers, Mr. Huang held two prototype circuit boards containing Nvidia’s latest superfast chips. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 The new Orbi 970 features a new and powerful antenna design that makes the most of the superfast Wi-Fi 7 standard. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 The Air boasts an all-day battery life, a powerful and fast processing with an M1 chip, 8 GB of superfast memory and a stunning 13-inch retina display — all in the slim, sleek build that only Apple can achieve. Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023 This superfast flavor requires you to be within a few hundred feet of the cell site to get top speeds, and trees, buildings and other obstacles can slow it down. Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2022 Porsche’s first supercar The 1980s saw another superfast Porsche appear on the scene. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023 Hybrid storage systems that combine the superfast discharge of SMES with the higher energy densities of batteries are a promising area of research. IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2023 The investment focus of many funds is on digital-economy assets, which also promise growth as demand rises for technologies such as superfast data networks and cloud computing. Laura Cooper, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Numerous drivers slipped off course during practice and qualifying, many of them in the Kink, the superfast right-hand bend about a mile from the finish line. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of superfast was in 1911

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“Superfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superfast. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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