hyperdrive

noun

hy·​per·​drive ˈhī-pər-ˌdrīv How to pronounce hyperdrive (audio)
: overdrive sense 2

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But advanced chatbots have thrown the development of AI chat into hyperdrive. — David Ingram, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2023 Maybe that's why enemy ships of that period seemed to loom over us like a literal Iron Curtain, only with hyperdrive. — Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2013 Warp drives, hyperdrives, and other fantastical propulsion devices minimize the mind-boggling scale of space down to a morning commute. — Big Think, 19 Feb. 2026 The inner workings of the Millennium Falcon's hyperdrive were never quite so important. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hyperdrive

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hyperdrive was in 1973

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“Hyperdrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperdrive. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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