speeding

[spee-ding] / ˈspi dɪŋ /

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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Pierre Gasly has been returned to third place in the Monaco Grand Prix after his Alpine team successfully appealed against a penalty for pit-lane speeding.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

At the beginning of 2025, he posted a meme showing Barack Obama behind the wheel of Simpson’s Bronco, speeding away from cop cars on the freeway.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Commercial satellite imagery, which is sent straight to soldiers’ phones, is speeding up the kill chain and causing new problems for Russian forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The boys, 11 and 8, were with their mother and younger brother when witnesses say vehicles driven by Grossman and Erickson came speeding toward the crosswalk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

speeding

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