speed
noun
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.
were speeding
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past progressiveof speed.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“And then you hear the ‘Boom!’ and I said, ‘Somebody’s gone,’ because that was a loud boom and they were speeding very fast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Reviewing them “was a massive effort. The agency proceeded glacially, but really we were speeding as fast as we could,” the official said.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
The motorcade began rolling and we were speeding our way through the suburbs of Las Vegas, destination unknown.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
This is a daily occurrence, but I thought early the other morning the four cars who were speeding east would see me and my leashed dog wanting to cross the street.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
Signal light flashing, they were speeding down the highway at eighty miles an hour when Bruno said, “Wait a minute, you better slow down, look, up ahead—hey! What’s with that guy? Jesus, Granny—STOP!”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
