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Warp speed is an example of a phrase that entered the public consciousness through science fiction and eventually gained enough popularity to end up in the dictionary. The expression was popularized on the science-fiction show Star Trek in the 1960s. On the show, warp speed referred to a specific concept, namely the idea of faster-than-light travel. Within a relatively short period of time, Star Trek gained a devoted and intense following. Fans were soon discussing the fictional concepts of the show, including warp speed, with great enthusiasm. Eventually, the term warp speed was adopted by the general population. In the process, however, it lost its specific fictional meaning and came to mean simply "the highest possible speed."
Examples of warp speed in a Sentence
The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
With the trend cycle accelerating at warp speed, there doesn’t seem to be a predominant fashion trend that everyone is on board with.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Digital tactics coming at AGMs with warp speed Despite many AGM rehearsals, management and staff often overlook the new digital strategies deployed by advocacy groups.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
This season of The Bachelorette is truly traveling at warp speed, rose lovers.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 July 2023
And then the whole attempt to grab some funny answers with rapid-fire questions just nosedives at warp speed.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2024
Regrettably, a significant number of corporate cultures, business leaders, and advisors are simply not organized to operate at digital warp speed.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
Regardless of what happens Monday night in Houston, the turnaround on Montlake has unfolded at warp speed and on the knife’s edge: Eight of UW’s victories this season are by a touchdown or less.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
Somebody hit the warp speed button, judging from the icy wings astronomers have spotted surrounding an approaching comet.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 26 July 2023
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“Warp speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warp%20speed. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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