two-speed
Britishadjective
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(of a transmission system) having two settings
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(of an economic system) allowing one sector to grow at a faster rate than another
Example Sentences
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The rear-mounted transaxle works cooperatively with a front-mounted two-speed gearset being driven off the engine, supplying all-wheel traction as necessary, under speeds of about 124 mph.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
“We really are in a two-speed economy,” meaning lower-income people are struggling to pay for essentials such as food and housing while higher-income people are doing OK, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said recently.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
“Failure to make progress means inequalities will continue to deepen, increasing the risk of a fragmented, two-speed world.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023
But as elsewhere, it has created a two-speed city, riven by inequalities between the people in well-paid aerospace jobs and those struggling to make ends meet.
From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2022
In some two-speed gears the normal is the high speed, in others the low.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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