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human
[Star Wars] Why do they call the speed achieved through hyperdrive "lightspeed"?

In Star Wars, you often hear people say they (will) go at lightspeed (using the hyperdrive), but lightspeed is way too slow for the achieved effect. Why don't they call it "hyperspeed" or something?
gpt
'Lightspeed' is the threshold they have to pass to get to FTL speeds.

A bad analogy would be a 21st century plane going down a runway.  Theoretically, a plane could travel from coast to coast without taking off, but once it gets in the air it can fly much faster.