zero to sixty
Rapid speed gain
Zero to sixty describes rapid acceleration, from the time a vehicle takes to reach sixty miles per hour from a standstill.
The phrase extends to anything that escalates quickly: The argument went from zero to sixty in seconds.
Sometimes appears as zero to a hundred for even more dramatic effect.
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- speedRate of motion
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- quickMoving with speed
- secondsTime units, or extras
car commercial · test drive · horsepower · throttle · pedal to the metal · floor it · launch · muscle car · turbo · pedal · flooring it · torque · dragstrip · quarter mile · burnout · revving · engine · sports car
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- Car Specshorsepower, torque, MPG, RPM, fuel economy
- performanceballet, theatre, acting, circus, concert
zero to sixtydeceleration
Decrease in speed
stopping distance · slamming on the brakes · braking · braking distance · full stop
zero to sixtyslow burn
Gradual buildup of rage
slow and steady · stuck in neutral · inch by inch · snail's pace · dead in the water
zero to sixtytop speed
Maximum achievable velocity
cruising speed · terminal velocity · steady state · flat out · full throttle
zero, sixty, zeros, zeroes, zeroed, zeroing, sixties, sixtieth