1
: operated or adapted for operation at high speed
2
: relating to the production of short-exposure photographs of rapidly moving objects or events of short duration

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The Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project faced issues with funding, but is still on track to be completed within the decade, officials told the Texas House Transportation Committee. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 Kiley is pushing legislation to get rid of federal funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, which wants to construct a high-speed rail line from Los Angeles to San Francisco. David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025 If your household connects many devices and goes online for school, work or entertainment, high-speed internet of at least 300 Mbps is recommended. David Brinkerhoff, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 In rural areas, high-speed, low-latency backhaul is needed to support FWA since infrastructure may be lacking. Bruce Kelley, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-speed

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-speed was in 1844

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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-speed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

high-speed

adjective
-ˈspēd
: going or made for operation at high speed

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