speeding
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of speeding
1250ā1300, for earlier sense āthe condition of prosperingā; 1905ā10 for current sense; Middle English; speed, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Zimbabwe's ban on raw lithium exports is forcing Chinese miners to rethink their strategy, speeding up plans to process the metal locally instead of shipping it to China's vast rechargeable battery industry.
From Barron's
Lowering the water table allows oxygen to enter the soil, speeding up microbial activity.
From Science Daily
He spotted space and dropped his kick into the no-man's land Wales offered him, Darcy Graham reading his mind and speeding on to it.
From BBC
Itās croquet for people who like running on the tops of speeding trains.
Mr. Watkins listened to them in his car as a young cellist in England, remembering that they were performed with so much gusto he always ended up speeding while the CDs played.
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