speed date

noun

A date in a speed dating event

Meanings

nounspeed date (plural speed dates)

plural speed dates

  1. A date in a speed dating event
verbspeed date (third-person singular simple present speed dates, present participle speed dating, simple past and past participle speed dated)

present singular third person speed dates · participle present speed dating · participle past speed dated · past speed dated

  1. To take part in speed dating

Translations

Dutch speeddate, speeddaten
  • speeddatedate in a speed dating event
  • speeddatento take part in speed dating
Italian appuntamento veloce, speed date
  • appuntamento velocedate in a speed dating event
  • speed datedate in a speed dating event
Cite this entry
APA

speed date. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20date

MLA

“speed date.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20date. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speed date,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20date.

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