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speeding

/ˈspiːdɪŋ/

speeding up

speedingnoun

Translations

excès de vitesseSens courant, surtout en parlant de la conduite automobile au-delà de la limite autorisée.

He was fined for speeding on the highway.

Il a reçu une amende pour excès de vitesse sur l'autoroute.

Additional translations

vitesse excessiveSens plus général, pour un déplacement à trop grande vitesse.

Definitions

The act or practice of driving a vehicle faster than is allowed by law.

He was fined for speeding on the highway.

An instance of moving or operating at high speed.

The speeding of the train through the countryside was exhilarating.

Synonyms

speedinggerund / present participle

/ˈspiːdɪŋ/

Used attributively or predicatively to describe something currently moving fast or exceeding the speed limit

Translations

à toute vitesseSens descriptif pour un déplacement rapide, sans notion nécessaire d'infraction.

A speeding motorcycle whizzed past us.

Une moto à toute vitesse nous a dépassés en vrombissant.

Additional translations

en excès de vitesseS'emploie surtout pour signaler une infraction au code de la route.

Definitions

Moving at high speed.

A speeding motorcycle whizzed past us.

Exceeding the legal speed limit.

A speeding motorist was ticketed on the freeway.

Synonyms

speednoun

Definitions

The rate at which someone or something moves or operates.

The car reached a speed of 100 miles per hour.

Rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing.

The speed of the athlete was impressive during the race.

A gear or setting of a machine, such as a bicycle or car, that determines how fast it moves.

He shifted into a higher speed to climb the hill.

A stimulant drug, especially amphetamine or methamphetamine.

He was arrested for possession of speed.

speedverb

speeding

ing-form

sped

Past Simple

sped

Past Participle

speeding

ing-form

/spiːd/

(homonyms – move quickly: sped/speeded (US), sped/speeded (US); exceed speed limit: speeded, speeded)

Translations

accélérer

The car sped down the highway at an alarming rate.

La voiture a accéléré sur l’autoroute à une vitesse alarmante.

Additional translations

souhaiter succès àEmploi archaïque.

rouler trop viteSens routier.

Definitions

To increase the rate of progress or development of something.

The new software update is designed to speed up the processing time.

To drive a vehicle faster than the legal speed limit.

He was caught speeding by the traffic camera.

To move quickly or rapidly.

The car sped down the highway at an alarming rate.

To urge or force someone or something to move or work faster.

The manager tried to speed the workers to meet the tight deadline.

(Archaic) To wish success or good fortune to.

Fare you well, and may fortune speed you.

Synonyms

speedadjective

Definitions

Used attributively to denote association with speed, especially the measurement, control, or limitation of speed.

Local authorities have installed new speed cameras on the motorway.