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View synonyms for speeding

speeding

[ spee-ding ]

noun

  1. the act or practice of exceeding the speed limit:

    a $50 fine for speeding.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of speeding1

1250–1300, for earlier sense “the condition of prospering”; 1905–10 for current sense; Middle English; speed, -ing 1
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Example Sentences

The driver of the other vehicle denied speeding but a judge imposed a temporary driving ban after finding they were driving too fast.

From BBC

The country singer-songwriter, who has written with Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and George Strait, is facing a felony drug charge after he was pulled over by the Tennessee Highway Patrol for speeding, the Tennesseean reported.

“A black car came speeding really, really fast ... screeching and then lost control, swerved over and slammed into a bunch of people,” one witness told KTLA.

Points are issued for road offences, such as driving without due care and attention and speeding.

From BBC

He’d seen too many quarterbacks concerned with speeding the process along.

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