fastest
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Definition
- Adverb (Superlative form):
- At the highest speed; in the quickest manner: "fastest" is the superlative form of the adverb "fast," meaning to move, operate, or happen with the greatest speed compared to all others in a set.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- He ran the fastest in the race and won the gold medal.
- This new processor can complete calculations the fastest.
- Which of these internet providers connects fastest?
Advanced Usage
- "to be the fastest to do something": to be the quickest among others to complete an action.
- She was the fastest to solve the complex puzzle.
- "the fastest growing/rising/increasing": showing the highest rate of growth or increase.
- It is the fastest growing city in the region.
Variants and Related Words
- Fast (adverb): at high speed.
- He drives too fast.
- Faster (adverb, comparative form): at a higher speed than before or than something else.
- She can type faster than I can.
Synonyms
- Most quickly: with the least amount of time.
- Most rapidly: at the greatest pace or rate.
- Swiftest: (more formal/literary) moving or capable of moving at great speed.
Related Phrases
- At top speed: moving as fast as possible.
- The car was traveling at top speed.
- In record time: in the shortest amount of time ever recorded for that activity.
- The team completed the project in record time.