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warp speed

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warp speed
n. Informal
An extremely rapid speed or state of activity: "A young pronghorn antelope teased a yearling wolf, shifting into warp speed and leaving the wolf in the dust when it tried to pursue" William K. Stevens.
[From warp speed, speed used for interstellar travel in the science fiction television series Star Trek, referring to the use of time or space warps.]


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