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Speeding

verb
/ˈspiːdɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.7

Definitions

1.verbTo succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
2.verbTo help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
"God speed, until we meet again."
3.verbTo go fast.
"The Ferrari was speeding along the road."
4.verbTo exceed the speed limit.
"Why do you speed when the road is so icy?"
5.verbTo increase the rate at which something occurs.
6.verbTo be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
7.verbTo be expedient.
8.verbTo hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
9.verbTo wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
10.verbTo cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
11.verbTo hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
12.noun(Instance of) acceleration.
13.nounDriving faster than the legal speed limit.
"He was fined $100 for speeding."
14.adjectiveTravelling very fast; moving at speed.
15.adjectiveSpecifically, travelling at an illegal speed (of vehicles, motorists).
"We were overtaken on the inside by a speeding motorcyclist."
16.adjectiveUnder the influence of the drug speed; high on amphetamines.

Synonyms

hasteninghurryingfastacceleratingacceleratedacceleraterapidityexpediterapidspeedyrushingpace

Rhymes With

precedingmisleadingsucceedingpleadingleadingproceedingrecedingexceeding
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