speedread

English

Alternative forms

• speed-read, speed read

Etymology

From speed +‎ read.

Verb

speedread (third-person singular simple present speedreads, present participle speedreading, simple past and past participle speedread)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To read quickly, usually at an accelerated rate or unusually high level of speed while maintaining complete comprehension of the material read.
   • 1986, Gabrielle Burton, Heartbreak Hotel:

     She picks it up and speedreads: Dear Momma, I have always felt that I've disappointed you. I have always tried not to disappoint you. [...]

   • 2009, Barbara Delinsky, Together Alone:

     “[...] She remembers everything. She speedreads and remembers everything. She studies very little for very good grades.” “If she studied that little bit more,” Celeste injected tartly, “she'd be at the top of her class. [...]”

   • 2012, Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot:

     JFK speedreads at his normal 1,200 words per minute, glasses perched on the end of his nose, a study in focus.

Derived terms

• speedreader
• speed reading

Translations

read quickly

• Japanese: 速読する (そくどくする, sokudoku suru)