Definitions
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- noun video games A play-through of a
computer orvideo game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a singlelevel , is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certainprerequisites . - verb To create a speedrun.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hey, if you wanted a speedrun, you wouldn't be using a walkthrough as you go, right?
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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A hl1 speedrun using only the portalgun in less than 5 minutes would be awesome.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Portal gun in HL1 (Source) 2007
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Clint sez, The hosting site describes this video as: 'This is a tool-assisted speedrun of the probably most famous Super Mario Bros Hack.'
Boing Boing 2007
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It's not a speedrun, either - that's the maximum length of the game.
The Graveyard Greg Tannahill 2009
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You can speedrun each level in less than ten minutes often significantly less so theoretically a godlike player could finish the whole thing in an hour and a half.
Archive 2008-12-01 Greg Tannahill 2008
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You can speedrun each level in less than ten minutes often significantly less so theoretically a godlike player could finish the whole thing in an hour and a half.
Mirror's Edge Greg Tannahill 2008
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This is not a speedrun but I will go as fast as possible.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa making dramatic strides in malaria fight 2010
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NOW READ THIS: This is a tool-assisted speedrun, played on an emulator, using savestates, slowdowns, and frame by frame advances.
WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010
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NOW READ THIS: This is a tool-assisted speedrun, played on an emulator, using savestates, slowdowns, and frame by frame advances.
WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010
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This is not a speedrun but I will go as fast as possible.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa making dramatic strides in malaria fight 2010
tankhughes commented on the word speedrun
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November 1, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word speedrun
https://www.reddit.com/r/MarchAgainstNazis/comments/1qt0kpp/oh_that_fox_they_can_spin_a_lot_harder_than_the/
"This truly is the most slopass fascist speedrun ever. half-cocked last second extinction burst, of the pimple on the cyst of the worst of the worst of humanity, I swear to FUCKING god"
February 1, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word speedrun
“TikTokers are speedrunning Scientology buildings in Los Angeles” (literal running through quickly, multiple attempts by different people)
https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1sk8w0v/tiktokers_are_speedrunning_scientology_buildings/
April 13, 2026