speed-read

Or speed·read

[speed-reed]

verb (used with or without object)

speed-read , speed-reading .

1. to read faster than normal, especially by acquired techniques of skimming and controlled eye movements.

Other Word Forms

• speed-reader noun

Example Sentences

So were the page-long passages and the pressure to speed-read them.

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It’s just a huge ask for a quarterback to speed-read a playbook, go through one day of practice, then successfully advance the ball in an actual game, let alone assemble a drive.

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He ran out and bought a copy, speed-read it, then headed to the island himself.

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Martin had to speed-read his household’s daily newspaper so he could get it back in the plastic delivery bag in pristine condition before his father returned home from work.

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Pundits most likely speed-read the book for its sociological “takeaway,” a description of the left-behind whites who then seemed instrumental in rallying the Republican Party behind Mr. Trump and would soon put him in the White House.

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