Meaning

1 senses
  1. Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

    breakneck pace

    He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.

    halsbrecherisch

    стрімголо́вstrimholóv, з карколо́мною шви́дкістюz karkolómnoju švýdkistju

More definitions
  • moving at very high speed

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The motorcycle started in pursuit at breakneck speed.

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  2. Digital technology is advancing at a breakneck pace.

  3. She sped along at a breakneck pace!

    deSie ist mit einer halsbrecherischen Geschwindigkeit dahingerast. — Waldelfe

  4. Where is humanity headed, given this breakneck pace of advancement (is it even possible to stop it?) in artificial intelligence?

  5. During the Age of Sail, the strong prevailing winds of the Roaring Forties propelled ships across the Pacific, often at breakneck speed.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
dangerously fast; hell-for-leather:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dangerously fast; hell-for-leather:

Origin

From break + neck.

From break + neck.

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Forms

more breakneck, most breakneck
Comparativemore breakneck Lesson
Superlativemost breakneck Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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