speeding

American

[spee-ding] / ˈspi dɪŋ /

noun

the act or practice of exceeding the speed limit.

a $50 fine for speeding.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

speedings

plural

Etymology

Origin of speeding

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

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Their hotel was surrounded by a web of highways, so they walked along the busy roads, cars speeding by at 70-plus mph.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

McLaren and Red Bull have won their appeals against the result of the Monaco Grand Prix after a controversy over multiple incorrect pit-lane speeding penalties.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

“You can vary the impact on the program’s finances by speeding up or slowing down the phasing schedule,” said Andrew Eschtruth, the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Experts cite speeding and cellphone distractions as two of the biggest problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

“But why...why did you want to find me?” he asked, his breath speeding up.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

And as I went downward through the miles, lo! all the aether of the world seemed to be surged with the silent prayers and speedings of those quiet multitudes.

From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson

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