breakneck
pronunciation
How to pronounce breakneck in British English:
UK [ˈbreɪknek]
How to pronounce breakneck in American English:
US [ˈbrekˌnɛk]
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- Adjective:
- used of speed
Word Origin
- breakneck (adj.)
- 1560s, "likely to end in a broken neck," from break (v.) + neck (n.).
Example
- 1. The pace has slowed a bit , but from breakneck speed to merely very fast .
- 2. Breakneck expansion into asia has even prompted the bank to start recruiting at the famous hotel school in lausanne .
- 3. The breakneck pace of construction has also left the ministry with large and-say some analysts-unsustainable debts , putting further pressure on projects .
- 4. Even so , china 's breakneck growth means that most of its mistakes , from a climate standpoint , are yet to be made .
- 5. Emerging-market declines , while sharp , had a comparatively benign cause ; star economies like china and brazil have seen their growth slow from breakneck rates to merely brisk ones .