speed
noun
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.
have been speeding
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present perfect progressiveof speed.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Powell’s comments came after yet more data, largely overlooked by the markets, suggesting that inflation was running too hot, and may even have been speeding up, even before the conflict broke out.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
But the suspect appears to have been speeding as he raced through the intersection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
West of those cities, in the towns of Sloviansk and Bakhmut, cars and military vehicles have been speeding into town from the direction of the front line.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
Police spokesman John McDonough said the driver appeared to have been speeding when he lost control of his vehicle near the Georgia Avenue exit just after noon and struck the guardrail.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2016
Over this road all winter long, all the spring-tide, and to this very week in June, arms, ammunition, ponies, bacon, flour, coffee, sugar, clothing, and warriors have been speeding to the hosts of Sitting Bull.
From Marion's Faith. by Charles King
