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warp speed

noun

an extremely rapid rate of speed.
rumors traveling at warp speed.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of warp speed¹

Alluding to the use in science fiction of spatial or temporal warps to travel interstellar distances

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“I know that those things can take significant time to develop. But this is Los Angeles, and this is the Pacific Palisades, and we are not waiting around,” she said, adding that she and her constituents were “moving at warp speed.”

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Otherwise, it’s just another rung in a ladder he’ll continue climbing at warp speed.

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Marks oversaw the FDA's "Operation Warp Speed" roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines under President Trump's first term.

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But I don't think any of us could have predicted the exact confluence of atrocities being committed at warp speed from every direction.

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Against France in round four, their plans were shattered by relentless forward power, intelligent improvisation and warp speed out wide.

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�� does warp speed mean?

Warp speed is an extremely fast speed.In science fiction stories, especially in the Star Trek universe, warp speed refers to a hypothetical speed faster than the speed of light that can be achieved by spaceships like the USS Enterprise.This use became popular enough to enter the language as a general term for a really, really fast speed. It’s typically used in exaggerations about how fast something is moving or how fast an action is performed.Example: My kids usually drag their feet when I ask them to do their chores, but they start working at warp speed if I promise them pizza.

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