high speed, low drag adjective 2adverb 1 adjective2 •(informal, figurative) Highly efficient. •(informal, figurative) Competent or reliable."It was an ad hoc, special sanction tactical team, made up of what we call in the business 'high-speed, low-drag' operators. The very best of the very best." — 2009 adverb1 •(informal, figurative) Highly efficiently or competently.