# speeding

Pronunciation: say "SPEE-ding" /ˈspidɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The offense of driving a vehicle faster than the posted legal speed limit.
   - Simple: Driving a car faster than the law allows.
   - _He was fined for speeding through a school zone._
   - _Speeding remains one of the most common traffic violations._
6. An instance of acceleration; a noticeable speeding up of motion or pace.
   - Simple: A moment when something starts going faster.
   - _Sensors detected a brief speeding of the engine before it stalled._
   - _There was a slight speeding of the music as the dancers picked up energy._

## Adjective

2. Of a vehicle or motorist, moving faster than the legal speed limit.
   - Simple: Going faster than the law allows, said of a car or driver.
   - _Officers pulled over the speeding sedan after a short pursuit._
   - _The camera photographed a speeding truck on the bridge._
3. Traveling very quickly; moving at high speed.
   - Simple: Moving very fast from one place to another.
   - _The speeding sled shot down the icy slope toward the trees._
   - _She dodged the speeding cyclist on the narrow path._
5. Intoxicated by amphetamines, the stimulant drugs known as speed.
   - Simple: High from taking a drug called speed.
   - _He was clearly speeding, pacing the room and unable to sit still._
   - _Half the crowd was speeding by the time the second band played._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of speed. — present participle and gerund of speed
   - Simple: Present participle of speed. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
   - _The express was speeding through small towns without stopping._
   - _He admitted to speeding on the empty country road._

## Origin

Formed from the word "speed" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/speeding (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).