sprint
sprint Lexical Profile
sprint Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An act of running, swimming, or cycling at full speed over a short distance, or a competitive race of this type.
"She won the 100-meter sprint with a new personal best time."
A short, intensive burst of activity or effort, especially a set period of time during which specific tasks must be completed in agile software development.
"The engineering team completed three major features during their two-week sprint."
• verb
To run, swim, or cycle at full speed over a short distance.
"He had to sprint across the terminal to catch his connecting flight."
• Rhymes for sprint
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from a Scandinavian source, akin to Old Norse 'spretta' meaning to jump up, burst forth, or bound, which originally entered northern English and Scottish dialects as 'sprent' before evolving into the modern athletic sense in the 19th century.