Meanings
Origin
Referring to the sport of trotting (harness racing), in which running a mile in two minutes and forty seconds was considered a very fast pace in 19th-century America.
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APA
two-forty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-forty
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“two-forty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-forty. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two-forty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-forty.
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