speeding

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of speed

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Travelling very fast; moving at speed.
2. (not-comparable) Specifically, travelling at an illegal speed (of vehicles, motorists).
3. (not-comparable) Under the influence of the drug speed; high on amphetamines.

Noun

1. (countable) (Instance of) acceleration.
2. (uncountable) Driving faster than the legal speed limit.

speed

• Noun
• Intj
• Verb

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Synonyms

speed

hurrying

running

🏃

quickly

racing

swiftly

fast

exceeding the speed limit

galloping

hastening

Translations

Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitung

eccesso di velocità

vitesse

excès de vitesse

βιασύνη

γρηγοράδα

σπουδή

υπερβολική ταχύτητα

υπερβολικό τρέξιμο

γοργάδα

excès

rapidité

aceleração

excesso de velocidade

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspiːdɪŋ/

Etymology

From speed + -ing.