speeding
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of speeding
1250–1300, for earlier sense “the condition of prospering”; 1905–10 for current sense; Middle English; see speed, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Greater Manchester Police said the crash on Manchester's Kingsway was "one of the worst disregards of speeding" officers had seen.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Measurements suggested the giant planet's rotation rate was changing over time, as if Saturn were somehow speeding up or slowing down.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Despite cities’ trash, speeding cars, dogs, and humans, capybaras see plenty of upsides in urban riverside living: water, food, and shelter—plus no pumas, who have been known to eat young capybaras.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
“I got pulled over speeding past a car on a two-lane road because they almost hit an animal,” Chrisley told TMZ, which first reported the arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Some are sitting inside race cars that are shaking, but not speeding down the racetracks.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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