speedrun
/ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/
speedrun noun: a playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.
Noun
speedrun (plural speedruns)
- A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.
- In the speedrun of Super Mario Bros. 3, Anonymous Jones finishes the whole game in just 11 minutes.
- This paper concerns speedruns of Minecraft: Java Edition, and, in particular, speedruns of the category known as "Any% Random Seed Glitchless" (RSG) performed on version 1.16. A brief summary of the relevant mechanics and speedrun strategies follows for the unfamiliar reader.2020 December 15 [2020 December 11], Minecraft Speedrunning Team, “Dream Investigation Results”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022, page 3
Verb
speedrun (third-person singular simple present speedruns, present participle speedrunning, simple past speedran or speedrunned, past participle speedrun)
- To perform or create a speedrun.
- In my most recent attempt to speedrun this game, I almost managed to beat the world record.
- To do something or undergo some process as quickly as possible.
- John decided to speedrun his trip to the grocery store.
- Dre said in an interview that he created SCAM to poke fun at other "shitcoins" or cryptocurrencies that are clearly pump-and-dump schemes, but at the same time make some money for people willing to put money behind it without any lofty talk to convince people anything more noble is going on. In...2021 May 3, Edward Ongweso Jr, “This TikToker's 'SCAM' Cryptocurrency Took Off and He Can't Believe It”, in VICE, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2023
Examples of speedrun in a sentence
- Many of the strats for the Glitchless speedrun came from Distortion2, who is a widely known speedrunner who has broken records in games Elden Ring and Seikiro.2023 July 26, Jeremy Gan, “Only Up speedrun records: Fastest completion, Any% glitchless, unrestricted, more”, in Dexerto:
- Mae, who describes herself on Patreon as a 20-year-old university student from Canada, holds several world records for Baldur’s Gate 3 speedruns already — including her insane 4:15 any% speedrun.2024 January 27, Eliana Bollati, “Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunner smashes two world records in just two days”, in Dexerto:
Forms of speedrun
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | speedruns |
| alternative form | speed run |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | speedruns |
| present participle | speedrunning |
| past | speedran |
| past | speedrunned |
| past participle | speedrun |
Origin of speedrun
From speed + run. There are isolated attestations of the term as far back as the 19th century, mostly hyphenated as speed-run and in an engineering context; it is unlikely that these cases influenced the modern form.
Words formed from speedrun
Words that rhyme with speedrun
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- rerun
- stun
- nun
- shun
- 'un
- Gunn
- jump the gun
- none
- outrun
- overdone
- begun
- dun
- fun
- hon
- pun
- thon
- undone
- unspun
- verdun
- winter sun
- 1
- 101
- 26+6=1
- cun
- dun dun dun
- everyone
- hard-won
- have one's mind about one
- hot cross bun
- marble run
- misdone
- mun
- Munn
- old one
- one hundred and one
- one thousand and one
- organ gun
- outdone
- outgun
- over and done
- quaker gun
- redone
- respun
- rewon
- snatch and run
- spun
- steam gun
- temperature gun
Questions about speedrun
- What does speedrun mean?
- Speedrun means a playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.
- How do you use speedrun in a sentence?
- Many of the strats for the Glitchless speedrun came from Distortion2, who is a widely known speedrunner who has broken records in games Elden Ring and Seikiro.
- What part of speech is speedrun?
- Speedrun can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce speedrun?
- Speedrun is pronounced /ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/.
- What is the plural of speedrun?
- The plural of speedrun is speedruns.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: speedrun (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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