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   Sprint

   /sprint/

   

   verb

   • 1. run at full speed over a short distance: "I saw Charlie sprinting through the traffic toward me"

   noun

   • 1. an act or short spell of running at full speed: "Greg broke into a sprint"
   • ▪ a short, fast race in which the competitors run a distance of 400 meters or less: "the 100 meters sprint"
   • ▪ a short, fast race or exercise in cycling, swimming, horse racing, etc.
   • 2. (especially in software development) a set period of time during which specific tasks must be completed: "team members discuss issues with each other at the end of every sprint"

   Word Origin late 18th century (as a dialect term meaning ‘a bound or spring’): related to Swedish spritta.

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