high speed
Quick travel rate
High speed describes motion or operation faster than usual or expected.
A high-speed chase involves vehicles traveling dangerously fast.
High-speed rail moves passengers faster than conventional trains.
High-speed internet delivers data quickly.
The phrase often modifies nouns as a compound adjective: high-speed camera, high-speed blender.
At high speed, errors become costly.
High-velocity passenger locomotive
- TGVFrench fast train
- EurostarCross-channel passenger rail
- maglevTrackless-seeming rail technology
- hyperloopSealed tube transport system
express · intercity · Acela · ICE · autobahn · freeway · supersonic · Concorde
Moving with haste
- swiftMoving with speed
- breakneckRecklessly high speed
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- meteoricSwiftly spectacular yet brief
fleet · blazing · blistering · whirlwind · streaking · hurtling · racing · zooming
Forceful forward motion
- torqueRotational force measurement
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- g-forceAcceleration in gravitational units
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
turbo · nitrous · boost · propulsion · afterburner · launch · dragster · revolutions
bullet train
High-velocity passenger locomotive
hyperloop · express · intercity · Acela · ICE · autobahn · freeway · supersonic · Concorde · jet
rapid
Moving with haste
meteoric · fleet · blazing · blistering · whirlwind · streaking · hurtling · racing · zooming · tearing
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- torqueRotational force measurement
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- g-forceAcceleration in gravitational units
momentum · turbo · nitrous · boost · propulsion · afterburner · launch · dragster · revolutions · overdrive
broadband
Fast internet access
- fiber opticLight-based data transmission
- gigabitBillion bits of data
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
latency · download · streaming · ethernet · 5G · processor · RAM · SSD · data transfer · connectivity
- action shotsmotion blur, freeze frame, burst mode, sports photography, extreme sports
- chasespursuit, chase, flee, fleeing, escape
- Internet Speedsbroadband, dial-up, DSL, fiber, 3G
- military slangFUBAR, hoorah, devil dog, SNAFU, GI
- UK TransportLondon Underground, Overground, tube station, train station, bus station
- collisionshead-on, rear-end, sideswipe, T-bone, broadside
high speedleisurely
Done without urgency
unhurried · slow-paced · slow and steady · deliberate · languid