- present participle of speed.
speeding
Americannoun
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speedings
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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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His mother, he said, saw a grey Renault Clio car speeding by and heard "loud bangs".
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
American Express plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce, a move the company said is aimed at reducing layers and speeding up decision making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the long run, local governments may increase their property-tax rates, while increasing the cost of things like beach parking or the fines on school-zone speeding, said Lubin.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
England have continued to focus on first playing short from the back, intent on drawing opponents towards them before speeding up play to find their attackers in space.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Chase and his father were in Florida speeding down a road along the Gulf of Mexico.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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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