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speeding

[spee-ding] / ˈspi dɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

active

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive effective operating

STRONG

flowing functioning going mobile movable operative progressive pushing rapid rolling running rushing rustling shifting simmering streaming traveling turning walking working

WEAK

astir at work bustling efficacious exertive hasty impelling in force in play in process moving restless speedy swarming

Antonyms

STRONG

fixed inoperative unmovable unworking

WEAK

abeyant disinterested dormant idle immobile inactive indifferent inert lazy quiescent quiet sluggish

ADJECTIVE

hurrying

Synonyms

STRONG

darting dashing expediting flying hastening propelling racing running rushing scurrying

Antonyms

WEAK

crawling creeping

Example Sentences

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Speeding ahead with an incomplete return raises several headaches.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Speeding up product-development cycles has been a critical target for Hill, who is trying to revive Nike’s flagging sales in part by getting the company to innovate faster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Speeding up recruitment, she argues, helps unblock hospital discharge delays.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The pilot program, called Forwarded Actions for Speeding Tickets, is a joint effort by the DMV and California Highway Patrol to reverse the alarming rise in traffic fatalities, according to the California State Transportation Agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Speeding after the other planes in the air, Raisa managed to chase close behind one of the men’s La-5s, a successful attack position, even though she wasn’t going to shoot at him.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

speeding

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