cruise control

American  

noun

1. a system, available for some automobiles, motorcycles, etc., that automatically maintains a vehicle's speed by taking control of the accelerator.

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cruise control British  

noun

1. a system in a road vehicle that automatically maintains a selected speed until cancelled

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Example Sentences

The Polish second seed was in cruise control against the Czech player as the sun went down at John Cain Arena, sprinting to the finish 6-2, 6-3 in front of a vocal group of fans.

From Barron's

When driving my wife’s newer car, however, I seemed to be fighting with the cruise control in traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal

It includes some of our must-have tech, such as automatic emergency braking and steering, adaptive cruise control with lane centering, and automatic high beams.

From MarketWatch

This time, it was Nestor Cortes who was in cruise control, spinning six scoreless innings while retiring his first 16 batters.

From Los Angeles Times

Grothues then spun a scoreless sixth — placing the Bruins in cruise control for the rest of the contest, earning the victory.

From Los Angeles Times