speeding

[spee-ding] / ˈspi dɪŋ /

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active adj.
hurrying adj.

ADJECTIVE

active

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive effective operating

STRONG

flowing functioning going mobile movable operative progressive pushing rapid rolling running rushing rustling shifting simmering streaming traveling turning walking working

WEAK

astir at work bustling efficacious exertive hasty impelling in force in play in process moving restless speedy swarming

Antonyms

STRONG

fixed inoperative unmovable unworking

WEAK

abeyant disinterested dormant idle immobile inactive indifferent inert lazy quiescent quiet sluggish

ADJECTIVE

hurrying

Synonyms

STRONG

darting dashing expediting flying hastening propelling racing running rushing scurrying

Antonyms

WEAK

crawling creeping

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speeding speedings

Great Britain's Flora Perkins was among 15 riders to crash while speeding downhill early in the race.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

But caution should be aimed at speeding safe AI, not slowing the most advanced AI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

One popular social media video has a Nigerian narrating how he stopped a speeding Dangote company lorry driver, telling him not to be reckless with company property.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The warm air migrates north and east, speeding up as it goes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

But he’s already speeding toward the Park exit.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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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