Definitions

speed bump

NOUN

hindrance to speeding

Synonyms

WEAK

Botts' dots silent policeman sleeping policeman

Example Sentences

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And unlike their trips down the skeleton run, their path to the altar hit a speed bump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Despite hitting a speed bump this week, Kaur said the Sikh trucking community remains hopeful.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

See: November’s stock-market pullback could be a speed bump.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 30, 2025

The stock market has hit a speed bump, not a yawning vortex of doom, as investors question the valuations of top tech and artificial intelligence stocks.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Jonesy is watching me as the bus slows down and humps over a speed bump.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell