high-speed

American  

[hahy-speed] / ˈhaɪˈspid /

adjective

1. designed to operate or operating at a high speed.

   a high-speed drill.

2. Photography. suitable for minimum light exposure.

   high-speed film; a high-speed lens.

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high-speed British  

adjective

1. employing or requiring a very short exposure time

   high-speed film

2. recording or making exposures at a rate usually exceeding 50 and up to several million frames per second

3. working, moving, or operating at a high speed

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Etymology

Origin of high-speed

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Verizon executives have said the merger would help the combined company more quickly expand its high-speed internet service.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also invested in Inphi, a maker of components for high-speed digital networks, where he served as chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal

The crane was being used to build an overhead railway that is part of a China-backed project to link Bangkok with neighbouring Laos, where a Chinese-built high-speed line is already running to south-western China.

From BBC

The government also said that following NPR's completion it intended to build a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, but it is unclear whether it would be a high-speed line.

From BBC

Plans to bring high-speed rail to the north of England were first put forward by former Conservative chancellor George Osborne in 2014.

From BBC

Related Words

• headlong
• rapid