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noun
an organized social event in which participants have one-on-one conversations typically limited to less than ten minutes, for the purpose of meeting people they would like to date.
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Origin of speed dating
First recorded in 1995–2000
Words nearby speed dating
speedboating, speed brake, speed bump, speed camera, speed chess, speed dating, speed demon, speed dial, speeder, speed freak, speed gear
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How to use speed dating in a sentence
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British Dictionary definitions for speed dating
speed dating
noun
a method of meeting potential partners in which each participant has only a few minutes to talk to each of his or her dates before being moved on to the next one. At the end of the event, paticipants decide which dates they would like to see again
Derived forms of speed dating
speed dater, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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