speeding
/'spi:diɳ/
Definition
- Noun:
- The act of moving or driving at a high speed; rapid motion. This is the general meaning, referring to the action of traveling very fast.
- The specific offense of driving a vehicle faster than the legal limit. This is the most common modern usage, referring to a traffic violation.
Usage Examples
Noun (General rapid motion):
- The speeding of the train made the scenery blur.
- He was fascinated by the speeding of the particles in the accelerator.
Noun (Traffic offense):
- She got a ticket for speeding on the highway.
- The police officer pulled him over for speeding.
Advanced Usage
"to be caught speeding": to be discovered and stopped by the police for driving too fast.
- He was caught speeding twice in one month.
"speeding ticket": a notice issued by the police for the offense of driving over the speed limit. (Note: This is a compound noun listed separately as a variant.)
- Paying the speeding ticket was expensive.
Variants and Related Words
Speed (verb/noun): The root word meaning to move quickly or the rate of motion.
- The car began to speed down the empty road.
Speeder (noun): A person who drives faster than the legal speed limit.
- The radar gun identified the speeder.
Speeding ticket (compound noun): The official citation for the offense of speeding.
Synonyms
- Rushing: Moving with urgent haste.
- Hastening: Moving or acting with speed.
- Exceeding the speed limit: The formal description of the traffic violation.
Related Phrases
"to be guilty of speeding": to have committed the offense of driving too fast.
- He pleaded guilty to speeding.
"reckless speeding": driving at excessively high speeds in a dangerous manner.
- The charge was upgraded from simple speeding to reckless driving.
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