sprint
to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
to traverse at full speed: to sprint a half mile.
a short race at full speed.
a burst of speed at any point during a long race, as near the finish line.
a brief spell of great activity.
a short work cycle of fixed length during which specific goals, tasks, etc., need to be completed by a team: often used in agile development. : See also scrum (def. 2).
Origin of sprint
1Other words from sprint
- sprint·er, noun
- out·sprint, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby sprint
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How to use sprint in a sentence
After months of holding firm, even as Treasury yields steadily climbed, mortgage rates have finally relented in the past couple weeks, keeping pace with yields that have turned their steady jog upward into an all-out sprint.
Mortgage rates surge higher for second week in a row | Kathy Orton | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostBecause you get to the office early, sprint all day, say “yes” to everything lobbed at you, leave work by the moon, stagger home, and fall into bed the second you get there.
New book extols virtues of naps, TV, and weekends | Terri Schlichenmeyer | February 18, 2021 | Washington BladeWith about 150 yards to go, the squad members broke into a dead sprint.
“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection | by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan | February 12, 2021 | ProPublicaThen, they’d add more time on the clock, and Embiid would run full-court sprints between shots.
Joel Embiid Changed His Offseason Conditioning. Now He’s Playing Like An MVP. | Yaron Weitzman | February 9, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe trials lasted a little over six minutes on average, and as expected they followed a U-shaped pacing profile with a fast start, even-paced middle, and finishing sprint.
It seems highly implausible that the Chuck Todd Effect will ultimately decide the McConnell/Grimes sprint to the finish.
Those Alison Lundergan Grimes Obituaries Were Premature—She’s Hanging On | Jonathan Miller | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen you hit a throttle on a sprint car, the car sets sideways.
Homicide or Accident in Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Scandal? | Robert Silverman | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCrossfit combines push ups, pull-ups, olympic lifting and other exercises in a quick circuit sprint.
For this reason, the CDC says its response will be more of a “marathon” than a sprint.
For the remaining Republicans, the end of the primary will merely be the beginning of a frenzied sprint to the runoff.
There never was a woman crossing the street on a muddy day that you didn't sprint to get a look at her ankles.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerHe broke into a sprint, trying to stay away from the fatal touch.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyIf the stop-watch could have been held on me, I am sure I should have established a record for a short-distance sprint.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainStallings leaped from the animal's head and the cowpunchers made a quick sprint to remove themselves from the danger zone.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee PatchinA wild yell from the bushes bordering the trail they were following nearly sent the guide off on another sprint.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge | Frank Gee Patchin
British Dictionary definitions for sprint
/ (sprɪnt) /
athletics a short race run at top speed, such as the 100 metres
a fast finishing speed at the end of a longer race, as in running or cycling, etc
any quick run
to go at top speed, as in running, cycling, etc
Origin of sprint
1Derived forms of sprint
- sprinter, noun
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