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noun

Definition of warp speednext
as in acceleration

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adjective

as in rapid

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Recent Examples of warp speed
Noun
But Kramer was outside the government, with friends dying, blisteringly aware of the ways in which the official instinct toward bureaucracy was dragging out a scientific process that needed to be moving at, to quote a more modern enterprise, warp speed. — Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026 In a city where traffic rarely eases and culture shifts at warp speed, Atiyya NaDirah has emerged as one of Atlanta's most recognizable and unfiltered digital storytellers. — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The company was known for regularly producing faster and more powerful chips to keep pace with the warp-speed changes and demands of technology. — Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The guy who chased down Crinon is also the guy who opened the scoring with some net-front clean-up work, and the guy who started a warp-speed rush by Celebrini and McDavid, resulting in a goal by the latter. — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warp speed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warp speed
  1. acceleration
  2. rapid
  3. velocity
  4. speedy
  5. speed
  6. swift
  7. rapidity
  8. speeding
Noun
  • The current acceleration in European EV sales - in the first half of 2026 EV sales rose about 40% to 1,220,890 (ACEA) compared with the same period last year - masks the overriding failure.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Looking ahead, chief financial officer Amy Hood guided first quarter fiscal 2027 Azure growth to about 45%, indicating future acceleration.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of acceleration
Adjective
  • That design philosophy allows manufacturers to prioritize rapid production, simpler assembly and lower manufacturing costs without compromising mission performance.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • Patents filed earlier in the 'gold rush' are often granted with broader coverage on average than applications filed later due to the rapid growth in prior art patent filings.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of rapid
Noun
  • Mahle’s four-seam fastball velocity has also gradually ticked up in recent starts as well.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Didn’t see a lot of sweepers, but the velocity of the fastball, four-seamer, two-seamer, was really good.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of velocity
Adjective
  • Winning her first start at Churchill Downs by four lengths, her Hall of Fame conditioner had a good feeling about this granddaughter of the speedy Paynter.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The Fifth Amendment and a handful of others were focused on criminal justice issues, with other amendments including things like the right to a lawyer and a speedy jury trial, and a prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of speedy
Noun
  • Both apps throttle the speed at which automations run and prevent access to certain AI features.
    — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
  • What has stood out most about Bailey is his freakish speed off the edge.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of speed
Adjective
  • Araki, who has honed his craft on the swift schedules of both low-budget movies and episodic television, says there’s something to be gained from having the momentum that comes with never being able to slow down.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The swift capitulation put many other law firms at a disadvantage.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of swift
Noun
  • My line supply decreases with distressing rapidity.
    — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Matthew Arnold, in the 19th century, famously said the qualities of Homer are the plainness, the rapidity, and the nobility.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
Definition of rapidity
Adjective
  • The Texas Department of Transportation’s anti-speeding campaign that begins Saturday, July 18, features the story of a Fort Worth teen who was killed in a 2022 crash.
    — Mary Ella Hastings Updated July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
    — ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Definition of speeding

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