speed-dial

verb

To place a telephone call to a person or number by using a device's stored number or rapid dialing function, rather than entering the full number manually.

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Meanings

verbspeed-dial (third-person singular simple present speed-dials, present participle (US) speed-dialing or (UK) speed-dialling, simple past and past participle (US) speed-dialed or (UK) speed-dialled)

present singular third person speed-dials · US participle present speed-dialing · UK participle present speed-dialling · US participle past speed-dialed · US past speed-dialed · UK participle past speed-dialled · UK past speed-dialled

  1. transitivecommunicationsTo place a telephone call to a person or number by using a device's stored number or rapid dialing function, rather than entering the full number manually.

Origin

From speed + dial.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 快速撥號 /快速拨号
  • 快速撥號 /快速拨号 (kuàisù bōhào)to dial using speed dial
Finnish soittaa pikavalinnalla
  • soittaa pikavalinnallato dial using speed dial
Cite this entry
APA

speed-dial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed-dial

MLA

“speed-dial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed-dial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speed-dial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed-dial.

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