sprint
Quick full-speed effort
To sprint is to run at full speed over a short distance.
Sprinting prioritizes explosive power over endurance—the opposite of distance running.
The word extends beyond foot races: She sprinted to catch the bus, We sprinted through the final chapter.
In business, a sprint is a short, intensive work period focused on completing specific tasks, borrowed from Agile software development: The team finished the prototype in a two-week sprint.
Sprint can also name the brief burst itself: a sprint to the finish line.
Path or monitored route
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- laneDesignated travel strip
- heatsIncreases temperature
personal-best · anchor · baton · burst · acceleration · explosive · blocks · straightaway
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- swiftMoving with speed
- rapidMoving with haste
fast · quick · blur · dash · fleeting · zippy · hurry · quickness
Vigorous physical effort
- pushForce something away
- driveOperate a vehicle
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
fatigue · determination · grit · endurance · explosive · anaerobic · lactate · recovery
Repeated procedural pass
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- standupSolo comedic performance
- scrumContested pack restart
- velocityDirected rate of motion
retrospective · planning · kanban · burndown · timebox · increment · epic · grooming
Without prescribed technique
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- lapOne complete circuit
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- turnRotational movement
block · dive · streamline · kick · pull · split · anchor · explosive
track
Path or monitored route
heats · personal-best · anchor · baton · burst · acceleration · explosive · blocks · straightaway · qualifier
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- swiftMoving with speed
rapid · fast · quick · blur · dash · fleeting · zippy · hurry · quickness · fleetness
exertion
Vigorous physical effort
stamina · fatigue · determination · grit · endurance · explosive · anaerobic · lactate · recovery · intensity
iteration
Repeated procedural pass
velocity · retrospective · planning · kanban · burndown · timebox · increment · epic · grooming · refinement
freestyle
Without prescribed technique
turn · block · dive · streamline · kick · pull · split · anchor · explosive · underwater
velodrome
Banked oval cycling arena
banking · fixed-gear · aerodynamic · draft · lead-out · jump · kick · criterium · breakaway · peloton
jockey
Professional race rider
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- furlongEquestrian distance measure
- stretchPull to extend
homestretch · gallop · racetrack · post · gate · whip · drive · nose · length · purse
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- runningrun, runner, running shoes, running shorts, running gear
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- track and fieldtrack and field, 100 meter, 100 meters, 100 meter dash, 200 meter
- action filmschase scene, car chase, explosion, stunt, shootout
sprintmarathon
Long-distance footrace
ultramarathon · endurance race · cross-country · distance running · triathlon
sprintpace oneself
Control one's exertion rate
coast · ease up · hold back · take it slow · rest
- spring cleaningThorough annual household purge
- spring breakAcademic recess in March
- spring waterGroundwater surfacing naturally
- spring upAppear abruptly
- early springSeason's initial weeks
- spring rollsWrapped fried appetizers
spring, springtime, springing, sprinting, sprightly, sprinter, sprints, sprinted, sprinters