superfast

The new superfast train speeds across the countryside.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely fast: "superfast" describes something that operates or moves at an exceptionally high speed, far beyond the normal or average rate.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The superfast train can travel from Paris to Lyon in under two hours. (A train that moves at an extraordinarily high speed.)
  • Our internet connection is superfast, allowing us to download large files in seconds. (An internet service that operates at an exceptionally high data transfer rate.)

Advanced Usage

• "superfast charging": a technology that allows batteries to be recharged at a much quicker rate than standard chargers.

  • This new smartphone supports superfast charging, reaching 50% battery in just 15 minutes. (The charging technology operates at an exceptionally high speed.)

• "superfast food": a marketing term for meals prepared and served in an extremely short amount of time, often faster than typical fast food.

  • The restaurant offers superfast food, with orders ready in under one minute. (Food prepared at an unusually quick pace.)

Variants and Related Words

• Superfastness (noun): the quality or state of being extremely fast.

  • The superfastness of the new processor amazed the engineers. (The extreme speed of the processor.)

• Superfastly (adverb): in a superfast manner.

  • The car accelerated superfastly down the straightaway. (It moved at an exceptionally high speed.)

Synonyms

• Lightning-fast: extremely quick, like a lightning strike.
• Rapid: moving or acting with great speed.
• Blistering: very fast and intense.

Related Idioms

• At breakneck speed: moving at a dangerously or extremely fast pace.

  • The development of the project proceeded at breakneck speed. (It progressed very quickly, similar to superfast.)

• In the blink of an eye: very quickly; almost instantaneously.

  • The superfast computer processed the data in the blink of an eye. (It completed the task extremely fast.)