high-octane

American  

[hahy-ok-teyn] / ˈhaɪˈɒk teɪn /

adjective

1. noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.

2. Informal.  forceful or intense; dynamic; high-powered.

   high-octane efforts to obliterate the competition.

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high-octane British  

adjective

1. (of petrol) having a high octane number

2. informal  dynamic, forceful, or intense

   high-octane drive and efficiency

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Etymology

Origin of high-octane

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

By contrast, the factors in the bottom half of the chart can be characterized as high-octane factors, such as price momentum, speculative growth, high-beta, IPOs and large-cap growth.

From MarketWatch

Makeshift opener Travis Head hit an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday after a shell-shocked England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron.

From Barron's

Makeshift opener Travis Head smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday as England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron.

From Barron's

Under new coach Ben Johnson, who had been the coordinator of the Lions’ high-octane offense, those sacks have plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Huge stock awards tied to ambitious targets—sometimes called “moonshot” pay packages—are cast by proponents as a high-octane incentive for outstanding performance.

From The Wall Street Journal