- present participle of speed.
speeding
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As daylight increases and temperatures rise, these darker surfaces are likely to warm more quickly, potentially speeding up glacier melting.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Despite knowing he was being tailed by a trained pursuit driver, Richardson tried to flee, first speeding through narrow residential streets and then making a final futile attempt to escape on foot.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
In response to complaints of speeding, he said, Raman’s office helped get four speed tables — a flatter, wider version of speed bumps — installed in the intersection near his business last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
American Express plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce, a move the company said is aimed at reducing layers and speeding up decision making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It was easy to pretend the car was moving, speeding away, that any moment the valley might disappear behind me.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
And as I went downward through the miles, lo! all the aether of the world seemed to be surged with the silent prayers and speedings of those quiet multitudes.
From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson
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