最速(さいそく)

さいそく
noun, no-adjective
fastest
1. fastest, quickest, top speed
The superlative of fast — the greatest speed among a group. Used for vehicles, athletes, records, and also figuratively for the earliest availability of information or results.
最速(さいそく)記録(きろく)を更新(こうしん)した。
He set a new fastest record.
この車(くるま)は世界(せかい)最速(さいそく)のスピードを誇(ほこ)る。
This car boasts the fastest speed in the world.
選挙(せんきょ)結果(けっか)の最速(さいそく)報道(ほうどう)を目指(めざ)して、各(かく)メディアが競(きそ)い合(あ)った。
Various media outlets competed with each other aiming for the fastest reporting of election results.

USAGE:
最速(さいそく) functions as a noun or の-adjective. It applies to physical speed as well as figurative speed (e.g., the quickest release of information).

In media and internet contexts, 最速(さいそく) often means "earliest" or "first available" — e.g., 最速(さいそく)レビュー (the first/earliest review).

NOTE: This word is a homophone of 催促(さいそく) (urging, pressing), which has a completely different meaning.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 最速(さいそく)記録(きろく): speed record, fastest record
  • 世界(せかい)最速(さいそく): world's fastest
  • 最速(さいそく)レビュー: first/earliest review
  • 最速(さいそく)報道(ほうどう): fastest/earliest reporting

Related Words

Homophone: 催促(さいそく) (催促 (urging))
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