superfast
- adjective
- /ˈsuːpərˌfæst/
- Bristol has been used as a test bed for 4G for the last few months, but from today you will be able to browse the web in the city using a superfast mobile connection.
- superfast Internet
- superfast connection
- superfast computers
Examples
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While consumers have been able to sign up to the new carrier for a little while now, today is the official rollout of its superfast 4G mobile service.
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A superfast induction-driven roller coaster is part of the show at the Sahara Hotel and Casino, as hotels vie to present special entertainment experiences.
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While including lots of images and widgets may make a site visually appealing, be aware that not all users may have a superfast Internet connection at home.
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Facebook is introducing a permanent home for its Developer Garage in London and superfast BT broadband in the Shoreditch and Old Street areas.
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British Telecom will bring forward the roll-out of superfast broadband in Shoreditch and Old Street.
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15 November 2012 -- Advanced Mobile Communications, the mobile arm of Advanced Computer Software Group plc (Advanced), today announces that it has been selected as a business-to-business (B2B) dealer of EE -- the UK's advanced communications brand that is the first to offer superfast 4G in the UK.
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The new processor allows the computer to run applications at a superfast speed.
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He completed the race in a superfast time, finishing well before his competitors.
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With its superfast download speeds, streaming videos is a seamless experience.
Synonyms
Moving or happening quickly
At a fast speed or without delay
Happening or done very fast without delay
In a very short time
Happening very quickly
Moving or happening very quickly
Able to work or move much faster than normal
Moving or happening very quickly with little delay
Quick and energetic in movement or action
Faster than the speed of sound in air
Very fast in a way that is dangerous
Happening or moving very quickly
To act quickly without delay
Very quickly, often when someone talks or acts
Moving or working much faster than similar things
Happens almost instantly
To happen or be done very quickly
Much quicker than normal for the same thing
Very fast, especially in science and medicine
Happen very fast
Happening or done extremely fast
In a very fast way that happens almost instantly
Very fast, without delay
Very quick, as when soldiers march at twice the normal speed
In a very short time
Happening very quickly
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
superfast = fast (transparent) = super + fast
The productive intensifying prefix 'super-' clearly modifies 'fast' to mean 'very quick', so learners can derive the meaning.
Etymology
Superfast is made from super and fast. Super comes from a Latin word meaning 'above' or 'very' and is used in words like superhero and supermarket, and fast means 'quick', so superfast means 'very quick' or 'much quicker than usual'.