speed dial
noun
: a telephone function by which a selected stored number can be dialed by pressing only one key
Examples of speed dial in a Sentence
a phone with speed dial
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Directors Rob Marshall and Tim Burton have her on speed dial as one of their first go-to department heads and collaborators when starting their new films.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Afterward, renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang—who’s on speed dial to perform for everyone from Pharrell to the Pope and Presidents worldwide—mastered Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with spine-tingling vigor.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
Fast forward almost two years – which is a almost a lifetime in McCullum and Stokes speed dial time zones – and England have arrived back in Pakistan for another crack at their hospitable hosts.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Perhaps hire that anger management specialist, but keep Jo Frost on speed dial—just in case.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Afterward, renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang—who’s on speed dial to perform for everyone from Pharrell to the Pope and Presidents worldwide—mastered Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with spine-tingling vigor.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
Fast forward almost two years – which is a almost a lifetime in McCullum and Stokes speed dial time zones – and England have arrived back in Pakistan for another crack at their hospitable hosts.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Perhaps hire that anger management specialist, but keep Jo Frost on speed dial—just in case.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Speed dial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20dial. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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