page speed
compound.compound. the amount of time it takes for a website to show all its content on your screen. It is important because people usually leave a site if it takes too long to load.
compound. the time required for a web page to fully display its content in a browser window. Often measured as the duration between a user's request and the completion of the rendering process.
Improving your page speed will help you rank higher in search results.
The developer spent the afternoon optimizing images and cleaning up code to increase the page speed of the online store.
While server response time is a factor, front-end optimizations like minifying scripts and leveraging browser caching are essential for maintaining a competitive page speed on mobile devices.
A compound formed from the noun page, referring to a discrete document on the World Wide Web, and speed, denoting the rate of transmission or display. The term emerged as a standard metric in web development as the complexity of graphical assets began to dictate user retention.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Commonly used in technical and marketing contexts; often functions as a compound noun phrase.
Last updated July 22, 2026