warp speed

noun

1. an extremely rapid rate of speed:

   rumors traveling at warp speed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of warp speed¹

Alluding to the use in science fiction of spatial or temporal warps to travel interstellar distances

Example Sentences

The Trump Administration rolled out the vaccines in record-time through Operation Warp Speed, but the expediency of the process, along with misinformation circulating online, left many dubious of them.

From Salon

Runner-up in the two-mile contest was Warp Speed and third was Okita Soushi, ridden by Jamie Kah - one of a record four female jockeys in the field.

From BBC

The authority also played an essential role in Operation Warp Speed to develop the COVID-19 vaccine.

From Los Angeles Times

Every play still felt like it was flying by at warp speed.

From Los Angeles Times

But his Operation Warp Speed developed vaccines in record time as his term was ending.

From Los Angeles Times