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speedrun

To do something as fast as possible. Borrowed from playing a game start to finish in record time.

I speedran my homework so I could go to practice.

For parents and educators

Harmless. Speedrunning homework might be worth a gentle check on quality.

Where it came from

Speedrunning is a gaming hobby. Merriam-Webster now lists the everyday sense of progressing very quickly.

Also heard as

speedrunning, speed run, speedran

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