speed bump
noun
a rounded ridge built crosswise into the pavement of a road or driveway to force vehicles to slow down.
speed bumps
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pluralof speed bump.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Companies like Microsoft, OpenAI and Amazon need the public’s buy-in to avoid speed bumps, maintain political support and curb blowback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The team found that graphene wrinkles behaved somewhat like rows of tiny electrical speed bumps.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
That’s as continued outperformance of rest-of-the-world stocks versus the U.S. are also hitting speed bumps, due to spiking commodity prices and global growth fallout.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
Nissan has also faced numerous other speed bumps in recent years, including the 2018 arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn, who later fled Japan concealed in an audio equipment box.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Papi slows often for the speed bumps that have been appearing all over the city.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
