warp speed

noun

Origin of warp speed

Alluding to the use in science fiction of spatial or temporal warps to travel interstellar distances

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Instead, the US focused on developing vaccines at warp speed, thinking of them as the silver bullet that would destroy the pandemic.
At-home Covid-19 tests are getting better. Experts say: Stock up for winter. | Sigal Samuel | November 23, 2021 | Vox
Jim and Ethan plowed through the paperwork at warp speed and were approved to host.
Adopting an older child from overseas — one couple’s story | Kidsave | August 12, 2021 | Washington Blade
Instead, now we have a political science case-study proving how political fortunes can shift and change at warp speed.
Should Christie Resign from the Republican Governors Association? | Myra Adams | January 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
That when she was passionate about something, no one could stop her from going after it at warp speed?
Jane Fonda’s New Biography: 14 Juicy Bits | Lizzie Crocker | August 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the most casual conversation, she seems to flare at warp-speed.
20 Views of Life and Death | Ezrha Jean Black | July 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

Her company, Juicy Pink Box, has been growing at warp speed.
The Lesbian Hugh Hefner | Itay Hod | December 18, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
No mystery here: The world and markets are becoming more interconnected at warp speed.
Another Toothless Wall Street Probe | Jeffrey E. Garten | February 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

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