speed date

spid deɪt

Definition

Definition of speed date - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

group sessionevent where people have short dates with several others

She attended a speed date to meet new people.

couple tryoutbrief meeting between potential romantic partners

They met during a speed date event.

Verbal expression

datingparticipate in a speed dating event

They decided to speed date to meet new people quickly.

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Expressions with speed

lightning speed

extremely high speed or great rapidity

The news spread across the internet at lightning speed.

speed up

increase speed or rate of something

The coach asked the runner to speed up.

on speed

adj.

happening very fast or intensely

The meeting was like a debate on speed.

speed freak

enthusiast of fast vehicles or activities

She's a speed freak who loves racing cars.

pick up speed

increase velocity or move faster

The car began to pick up speed on the highway.

full speed ahead

adv.

move forward with maximum speed or without hesitation

The team went full speed ahead with the project.

Expressions with date

double date

date where two couples participate together

We went on a double date to the movies.

cheap date

date that costs little money

We went for a walk in the park, it was a cheap date.

date around

explore different romantic relationships

He wanted to date around to find the right person.

to date

adv.

up until now or the present time

This is the best movie I have seen to date.

bring up to date

make something current or modern

We need to bring the software up to date.

date back to

originate from a specific time in the past

The castle dates back to the 12th century.

save the date

reserve a date for an important event

Please save the date for our wedding next June.

be past its sell-by date

no longer useful or relevant

That style is past its sell-by date.

drop-dead date

absolute deadline that cannot be missed

The project must be completed by the drop-dead date.

it's a date

exp.

agreement to meet at a specific time

We agreed to meet at 7 PM, it's a date.

Examples of speed date in a sentence

He signed up for a speed date event.
He was nervous at the speed date.
The speed date lasted only five minutes.
He went to speed date at the local cafe.
She tried speed dating to find a match.

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French:speed dating, participer à un speed dating, ...
German:Speed-Dating, Speed-Dating machen, ...
Italian:appuntamento veloce, partecipare a incontri veloci, ...
Spanish:evento de citas rápidas, participar en citas rápidas, ...
Portuguese:encontro relâmpago, fazer speed dating, ...
Chinese:快速约会活动, 参加快速约会, ...
Japanese:スピードデートイベント, スピードデートに参加する, ...
Arabic:فَعالِيَّة تَعارُف سَريع, شارَكَ في تَعارُف سَريع, ...
Hebrew:סְפִּיד דֵּייט, לְהִשְׁתַּתֵּף בְּהִיכָּרוּיוֹת מְהִירוֹת, ...
Russian:быстрое свидание, участвовать в скоростных свиданиях, ...
Ukrainian:швидкі побачення, взяти участь у швидкісних побаченнях, ...
Hindi:स्पीड डेट, स्पीड डेटिंग इवेंट में भाग लेना, ...
Bengali:স্পিড ডেট, স্পিড ডেটিং করা, ...
Catalan:speed dating, cita ràpida, ...
Czech:speed dating, jít na speed dating, ...
Danish:speeddate, hurtigdate, ...
Dutch:snel daten evenement, deelnemen aan een speeddate-evenement, ...
Greek:εκδήλωση σύντομων διαδοχικών ραντεβού γνωριμίας, σπιντ ντέιτ, ...
Hungarian:rapidrandi, rapidrandizni, ...
Khmer:កម្មវិធីណាត់ជួបរយៈពេលខ្លីជាមួយមនុស្សជាច្រើន, ចូលរួមណាត់ជួបរហ័ស, ...
Korean:스피드 데이트 행사, 스피드 데이트에 참여하다, ...
Persian:اسپید دیت, شرکت در رویداد ملاقات سریع, ...
Polish:szybka randka, uczestniczyć w szybkim randkowaniu, ...
Portuguese (BR):encontro relâmpago, fazer speed dating, ...
Romanian:eveniment de întâlniri rapide, a participa la întâlniri rapide, ...
Swedish:snabbdejting, delta i en speed dating-händelse, ...
Thai:สปีดเดต, เข้าร่วมกิจกรรมหาคู่แบบรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:hızlı flört etkinliği, hızlı flört etkinliğine katılmak, ...
Vietnamese:hẹn hò tốc độ, tham gia sự kiện hẹn hò nhanh, ...

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