high-speed
/ˌhʌɪˈspiːd
/adjective
1Moving, operating, or happening very quickly: high-speed travel...
- Main-line drivers operate high-speed trains on longer journeys and shifts include nights away from home while freight drivers are required to do more night work.
- Amtrak has said it is losing $1 million every week the high-speed service is not operational.
- The high-speed catamaran was not able to operate a reliable timetable.
Synonyms
fast, fast-moving, quick, rapid, speedy, swift, breakneck, lightning, whistle-stop, brisk, prompt, expeditious;
turbo, sporty;
express, non-stop, direct, uninterrupted
informal nippy, zippy, souped-up, supersonic
rare fleet, tantivy, alacritous, volant
1.1(Of photographic film) needing little light or only short exposure.So the only option that you have is to go for high-speed film....
- At that time high-speed film didn't exist, but the cameraman, Lorne Batchelor, was really very good.
1.2(Of steel) suitable for drill bits and other tools that cut so fast that they become red-hot.Tool materials may be high-speed steel, cast alloy, or tungsten carbide....
- Cobalt is used in high-speed steels and increases the red hardness so that they can be used at higher operating temperatures.
- At the low end you have blades made from high-speed steel with only around 10 to 12 teeth.