What does Breakneck mean?
Definitions for Breakneck
ˈbreɪkˌnɛkbreak·neck
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Princeton's WordNet
breakneckadjective
moving at very high speed
"a breakneck pace"
Wiktionary
breakneckadjective
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Breaknecknoun
A fall in which the neck is broken; a steep place endangering the neck.
Etymology: from break and neck.
I must
Forsake the court; to do’t or no, is certain
To me a breakneck. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.
ChatGPT
breakneck
Breakneck refers to dangerously or extremely fast speed. It is often used to depict a pace that could potentially result in harm or disaster if not controlled.
Webster Dictionary
Breaknecknoun
a fall that breaks the neck
Breaknecknoun
a steep place endangering the neck
Breakneckadjective
producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Breakneck in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Breakneck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Breakneck in a Sentence
LNG demand is getting hit from all sides, power demand is weak, solar capacity is increasing at breakneck speeds, nuclear capacity is returning, and coal-fired generation is rising.
As digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents — in equal measure — significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world.
The impact of government investment seems to be not as strong as previously, which could be because there are too many machines out there already, we know the breakneck growth we saw back in 2010 will never come back again.
Just reminding people to slow down. So much of what we're doing, reporting breathlessly at breakneck speed, doesn't need to be reported restlessly at breakneck speed.
In the coming years...we expect the premium market (in China) to grow around 10 percent, and for us, a little bit more. The breakneck growth of 30 to 40 percent will not come back again.
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