two-speed

British  

adjective

1. (of a transmission system) having two settings

2. (of an economic system) allowing one sector to grow at a faster rate than another

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Example Sentences

Those with higher incomes have continued to spend, buoyed by soaring financial markets that have boosted their sense of security, a reflection of the nation’s two-speed economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

“We really are in a two-speed economy,” meaning lower-income people are struggling to pay for essentials such as food and housing while higher-income people are doing OK, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said recently.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

“Failure to make progress means inequalities will continue to deepen, increasing the risk of a fragmented, two-speed world.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

The two-speed fan is also made almost entirely out of aluminum and comes in one of several colors, rendering it both stylish and durable.

From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2022

In two-speed gears either 1 or 3 is omitted.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald