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warp speed

The correct spelling is warp speed.

How to pronounce warp speed

noun

Say it like: War-p s-pee-d

The correct spelling is warp speed. A hypothetical, extremely rapid, speed, resulting from entering a separate dimension, termed hyperspace; much faster than the speed of light. For example: "The ship was accelerating to warp speed, when one of the engines failed."

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The ship was accelerating to warp speed, when one of the engines failed.

Wow, you can cycle at warp speed!

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A hypothetical, extremely rapid, speed, resulting from entering a separate dimension, termed hyperspace; much faster than the speed of light.
  2. 2.(by extension) Any very fast speed.

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