speedrun

[ speed-ruhn ]

noun

1. (in a video game) a session or instance of play in which the goal is to finish the game or level, or meet another game-play objective, as quickly as possible:

   Can you beat a 45-minute speedrun of Super Mario?

verb (used with object)

1. to play (a video game) with such a goal:

   She tried to speedrun the dungeon without fighting any ghouls.

Word History and Origins

Origin of speedrun¹

First recorded in 2000–05; speed ( def ) + run ( def )

Example Sentences

In something of a speedrun, he performed each song as a duet with a different member of the game’s tightknit community of streamers, pushing Geritz’s average viewer count from 55 to over 700.

From Washington Post