Advertisement
Advertisement
speed dial
1noun
- a telephone feature by which telephone numbers can be stored in memory and rapidly dialed by pressing an assigned button.
speed-dial
2[ speed-dahy-uhl, -dahyl ]
verb (used with object)
speed-dialed, speed-dialing or (especially British) speed-dialled, speed-dialling.
- to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
Discover More
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of speed dial1
First recorded in 1980–85
Origin of speed dial2
First recorded in 1980–85
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
A cage footballer for hire, a pick-up game artist on speed dial.
From
The Trade Commissioner said UK-EU relations were "definitely" in a better placeand his UK counterpart Nick Thomas-Symonds was "on speed dial".
From
“If I were a celebrity who attended one of Diddy’s ‘freak-offs,’ I would ... have my lawyer on speed dial,” Rahmani said.
From
He also has the King of Spain on speed dial.
From
During the years that followed, I met dozens of Americans who had made activism their new hobby: protests every weekend, regular visits to their congressman’s local office, senators on speed dial.
From
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse