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

Google had chosen a problem to use as a benchmark of performance that was, "tailor-made for a quantum computer" and this didn't demonstrate "a universal speeding up when compared to classical computers".

From BBC

The motorcycle officer was speeding up the street so fast that “it did not seem safe ... before anything even happened,” Taylor said.

From Los Angeles Times

He said: "Well as I said, I was speeding."

From BBC

A driver who caused a fatal crash had previously filmed himself speeding down a motorway while dangling his feet out of the car window.

From BBC

Cole was speeding and ran a red light when he collided with the BMW, which was traveling southbound, police alleged.

From Los Angeles Times

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