noun
sprint
sprihnt
noun
1
A short race or burst of running at full speed.
"She won the 100-metre sprint at the school meet."
2
(Agile software development) A short, fixed period of focused work toward a set goal.
"The team planned to finish the login feature by the end of the sprint."
verb
1
To run as fast as possible over a short distance.
"He sprinted the last fifty metres to catch the bus."
How to Use Sprint
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short burst of running (or work) at maximum effort.
Common pairings
final sprint
sprint finish
two-week sprint
Word Forms
sprinted past tense, sprant past tense, sprunt past tense, sprints plural, sprints singular
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Etymology
From earlier "sprent" ("to leap, dart"), from Old Norse, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to twitch or jump.