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speeding

UK
/ˈspiːdɪŋ/
US
/ˈspiːdɪŋ/
speeding up

Translations

speedingnoun
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.
Synonyms
swiftness
quickening
rushing
hastening
acceleration
speedinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈspiːdɪŋ/
US
/ˈspiːdɪŋ/
Used attributively or predicatively to describe something currently moving fast or exceeding the speed limit
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.
Synonyms
brisk
hasty
swift
quick
rapid
fast
speedverb

speeding

Gerund

sped
Past Simple
sped
Past Participle
speeding
Gerund
UK
/spiːd/
US
/spiːd/
(homonyms – move quickly: sped/speeded (US), sped/speeded (US); exceed speed limit: speeded, speeded)
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.
Synonyms
accelerate
facilitate
expedite
rush
hasten
quicken

Definitions

speedingnoun
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.
speedinggerund / present participle
Moving at high speed.
A speeding motorcycle whizzed past us.
Exceeding the legal speed limit.
A speeding motorist was ticketed on the freeway.
speedverb
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.
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