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speeding

[ spee-ding ]

noun

  1. the act or practice of exceeding the speed limit:

    a $50 fine for speeding.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of speeding1

1250–1300, for earlier sense “the condition of prospering”; 1905–10 for current sense; Middle English; speed, -ing 1
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California Highway Patrol officers were floored by the ‘next level monkey business’ they discovered inside a speeding Rolls-Royce Ghost in Madera County on Monday night.

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On my way northward and speeding in my white Mustang convertible, I careened wildly through the city and then the canyons.

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US District Judge Arun Subramanian said any application for a delay would have to be made "within the next 48 hours", warning the defence that "we are on a freight train speeding towards trial".

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Pizarro said the order helped Southern California Edison develop the plan for the underground lines, speeding the pathway to get the work underway.

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Two police officers have been banned from serving after breaching honesty and integrity standards over a speeding ticket.

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