speeding

[spee-ding]

noun

1. the act or practice of exceeding the speed limit.

   a $50 fine for speeding.

Word History and Origins

Origin of speeding¹

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

Example Sentences

At a crypto event in June, a video that riffed on an old movie showed Tenev speeding through the French Riviera in a convertible.

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Some might see you as a bigger liability for a speeding ticket than others, for example.

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The company turned things around by overhauling its research engine and speeding up the yearslong process of drug development.

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The action spectacular of the year stars a 66-year-old man in a speeding truck.

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Its Inflation Nowcasting tool, which aims to track consumer prices in nearly real time, says inflation is speeding up this month, after slowing during October.

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