noun

speeding

SPEE-dihng

noun

Driving faster than the legal speed limit.

"He got a ticket for speeding on the highway."

"Speeding is one of the most common causes of road accidents."

adj

Moving very quickly.

"A speeding car nearly hit the cyclist."

How to Use Speeding

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDriving too fast, breaking the speed limit.

Common pairings

a speeding ticket speeding fine caught speeding

speedings plural

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From "speed" plus the "-ing" ending.

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