noun
sprints
noun
1
Short, fast bursts of running or effort at maximum speed; also plural of "sprint," a short race run at full speed.
"The coach had the team do ten sprints before practice ended."
"She won two of the three sprints at the track meet."
2
In project work, short fixed periods of focused effort toward a goal, especially in agile software development.
"The team plans its work in two-week sprints."
verb
1
Third-person singular of "sprint": runs at full speed for a short distance.
"He sprints the last hundred meters of every race."
How to Use Sprints
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishShort bursts of running full speed, or (in workplaces) short blocks of focused project work.
Common pairings
run sprints
a two-week sprint
sprints to the finish
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