high-speedˈhigh-speed ●○○ adjective [only before noun] 
a high-speed trainhigh-speed computer/network/modem etc high-speed Internet access► see thesaurus at fast2high-speed chase a situation when the police drive very fast to try to catch someone in a car
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Journey times have been reduced considerably since the introduction of high-speed trains.
- The era of high-speed jet travel began after the end of World War II.
- A TriFlex controller uses high-speed buffers to manage data flow between the buses.
- But high-speed cache memory is expensive.
- Close to 2 million people now enjoy the sport, which combines elements of skateboarding and surfing into a high-speed slalom.
- Fibre Channel Standard technology was also featured for the first time in a cluster and high-speed networking environment.
- It also provides onsite customer support, a dedicated high-speed Internet connection, security, and fire detection and suppression.
- Monday, during a high-speed chase through the streets of the Baja California state capital.
- The crash happened after a high-speed mainline train smashed into a freight service, near Selby, north Yorkshire.
THESAURUS
moving or able to move quickly: · The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.· a fast car
moving fast or doing something in a short time: · He was much quicker than I was over the first 100 metres.· Do I have time for a quick shower?
[only before noun] designed to travel or operate very quickly: · a high-speed train· high-speed Internet access
especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc: · a rapid increase in the population· the rapid expansion of the firm’s business in the Middle East· a rapid decline in profits
written moving quickly or happening after only a short time: · The horses ran along the track at a swift trot.· He received a swift response to his letter.
quick and energetic: · a brisk walk in the countryside· His manner was very brisk.
[only before noun] happening after only a short time: · Everyone wishes you a speedy recovery.· a speedy resolution to the problem
done more quickly than usual, because you do not have much time: · She ate a hurried breakfast in the cafe before catching her train.· We made a hurried departure.
deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results: · It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.· Let’s not be too hasty.
Longman Language Activatorfast cars/planes/trains · Dean always loved fast cars and expensive clothes.· Rosa caught the fast train to London.· Boeing's new plane is faster and more luxurious than anything else they have ever produced.
: high-speed train/computer/drill etc a train, computer etc that moves or operates very fast: · The era of high-speed jet travel began after the end of World War II.· Journey times have been reduced considerably since the introduction of high-speed trains.
: supersonic aircraft/travel/flight etc faster than the speed of sound: · Concorde is capable of travelling at supersonic speeds.· Thanks to supersonic travel, busy executives can attend meetings in New York and be back in London the same day.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY high-speed Internet accessCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
high-speed Internet access· They include high-speed chases through densely packed suburban areas, filmed from the air by helicopters.· Monday, during a high-speed chase through the streets of the Baja California state capital.· The high-speed chase began after police spotted the gang with the stolen vehicles at the M1 Woodhall Services near Sheffield.
· Kidder cites the recruiting strategy Tom West picked up from Seymour Cray, the legendary designer of high-speed computers.
· Collection and analysis of the data have required fast electronics, high-speed data links and of course powerful computing facilities.
· It also provides onsite customer support, a dedicated high-speed Internet connection, security, and fire detection and suppression.· And that is what you are doing if you have a high-speed Internet connection and you're not running a firewall.· At that time, the company was one of the few Internet providers able to link business customers to high-speed Internet service.· Verio also provides high-speed Internet access, security and other business Web services.
· New 68040-based intelligent line modules offer high-speed links to local area networks.· He mocked Britain's failure to start building a high-speed link from London to its side of the tunnel.· People need to be satisfied that the environmental assessments for King's Cross and the high-speed link are accurate.· That would be preferable to the ridiculous procedure of considering a station in one Bill and a high-speed link in another.
· This offers high-speed modem users the chance to cut costs.
· The big important stuff, in other words, worked pretty well, because it was off by itself on high-speed networks.
· The Government have made their position clear on the route of the high-speed rail link and there is no reconsideration.· He also knows that there are plans for a high-speed rail link to run through Stratford.
· In May 1991 a new high-speed train service on the Hamburg-Munich route was introduced.· Adtranz manufactures electric and diesel locomotives, high-speed trains, streetcars and underground trains, and signal and traffic-control systems.· The noise from below battered her eardrums until it felt as if a high-speed train was roaring through her head.· At £55, it is a good deal more expensive than a ticket on the high-speed train which runs just below the bridge.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1designed to travel or operate very fast: - Monday, during a high-speed chase through the streets of the Baja California state capital.
- The high-speed chase began after police spotted the gang with the stolen vehicles at the M1 Woodhall Services near Sheffield.
- They include high-speed chases through densely packed suburban areas, filmed from the air by helicopters.
a high-speed trainhigh-speed computer/network/modem etc high-speed Internet access► see thesaurus at fast2high-speed chase a situation when the police drive very fast to try to catch someone in a car