noun
limited express train
Abbreviation of 特別急行. Usage varies by railway company: JR, Seibu, Kintetsu, etc. require a limited-express ticket; Keiō, Keikyu, Hankyū, Hanshin, etc. use it for trains making a limited number of stops without a surcharge. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
See also: 特別急行
東京から大阪まで特急で行きます。
I'll go from Tokyo to Osaka by limited express.
この特急は新宿に停まりますか。
Does this limited express stop at Shinjuku?
noun
great hurry; urgent
Used in set phrases like 特急で (in great haste). Not a common standalone noun for hurry.
その仕事を特急で仕上げなければならない。
I have to finish that work in a great hurry.