sprint

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈsprɪnt/ 🇺🇸 /ˈsprɪnt/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A short race or race at top speed over a short distance, typically in track and field, cycling, or swimming.; A burst of speed or a short period of intense activity.; In agile software development, a fixed time period during which specific work is completed and made ready for review.
  2. verb
    To run at full speed over a short distance.; To move or proceed at great speed for a short duration.; In agile methodology, to work intensively within a defined iteration period.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: sprints 3rd sing.: sprints Past: sprinted Past part.: sprinted Pres part.: sprinting

Collocations

full sprintsprint finishsprint racein a sprintsprint trainingsprint interval

Derivatives

sprintersprinting

Synonyms

dashraceboltrushrun

Antonyms

jogcrawlstroll

Commonly confused

sprint
EN: 'Sprint' refers to a short burst of maximum speed; 'sprint' in agile software development refers to a fixed time-boxed iteration, not a physical race.
sprain
EN: 'Sprain' is an injury to a ligament; 'sprint' is a fast run. They differ by only one letter but have entirely unrelated meanings.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note the silent 's' at the beginning is always pronounced /spr/.

💬 Examples

  1. She won the 100-meter sprint at the national championships.

  2. The team made a final sprint to finish the project before the deadline.

  3. Our two-week sprint ends on Friday with a demo for stakeholders.

  4. He sprinted across the field to catch the bus.

  5. The cyclist sprinted past his rivals in the final stretch.

  6. The development team is sprinting to deliver the new feature by next week.