semi-fast
English
Etymology
From semi- + fast
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sɛmi.fɑːst/
Adjective
semi-fast (not comparable)
- Moderately fast; often used to describe a train service which doesn't stop at every station.
- 2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 44:
- Detailed route and timetable assessments undertaken by CBR [...] have shown that a service of two stopping trains per hour to Gorebridge, plus two semi-fast trains to Tweedbank, could be accommodated after the implementation of only three infrastructure projects.