超 特 急(ちょうとっきゅう)

ちょうとっきゅう

noun

super express; at top speed

transport speed

1. super express train; ultra-fast train

A train service faster than a regular express. Originally referred to the first Shinkansen services.

超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)で東京(とうきょう)に向(む)かった。

I headed to Tokyo on the super express.

新幹線(しんかんせん)は超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)として開業(かいぎょう)した。

The Shinkansen was launched as a super express service.

この電車(でんしゃ)は超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)だから途中(とちゅう)停車(ていしゃ)が少(すく)ない。

This train is a super express, so it makes few intermediate stops.

2. at top speed; in a huge rush; extremely fast

Used figuratively to describe doing something at maximum speed or completing a task in an extremely short time.

超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)で仕上(しあ)げてください。

Please finish it at top speed.

締(し)め切(き)りが近(ちか)いので超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)で作業(さぎょう)した。

The deadline was close, so I worked at top speed.

超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)で企画書(きかくしょ)をまとめたので、内容(ないよう)に不安(ふあん)が残(のこ)る。

I put together the proposal at breakneck speed, so I'm still uneasy about the content.

Composed of 超(ちょう) (super, ultra) + 特急(とっきゅう) (limited express). Originally a railway term for trains faster than 特急(とっきゅう), notably the first Shinkansen in 1964. Now commonly used figuratively to mean doing something extremely fast.

Common collocations

超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)で仕上(しあ)げる: to finish at top speed
超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)で対応(たいおう)する: to respond at maximum speed
超特急(ちょうとっきゅう)で届(とど)ける: to deliver at top speed

Similar words

特急(とっきゅう): limited express — the standard fast train service; also used figuratively but with less intensity
急行(きゅうこう): express — slower than 特急(とっきゅう)
大至急(だいしきゅう): extremely urgent — similar figurative meaning but focused on urgency rather than speed

Related Words

Compare: 急行(きゅうこう) (express)

Compare: 弾丸列車(だんがんれっしゃ) (bullet train)

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Added 2026.4.5 12:34 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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