speed walking

American  

noun

1. power walking.

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Other Word Forms

• speed walker noun
• speed-walk verb (used without object)

Etymology

Origin of speed walking

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

The movie opens with him speed walking in a circle inside a spacious, elegantly shambolic apartment before pausing to execute some calisthenics.

From New York Times

Now, a research group from Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering has replicated human-like variable speed walking using a musculoskeletal model -- one steered by a reflex control method reflective of the human nervous system.

From Science Daily

She is almost always scribbling, at least when she’s not speed walking, her head tucked into a yellow legal pad.

From Los Angeles Times

So Ms. Hollabaugh dutifully began using an exercise bike, speed walking on a treadmill and walking her dogs several miles a day.

From New York Times

Mr. Sullivan has been known to dabble in eclectic hobbies, such as competitive speed walking.

From New York Times